Assistant Professor Jacqueline Lawton is the 2019-2020 recipient of the UNC Institute of African American Research’s (IAAR) Faculty Fellowship. The fellowship supports research by UNC-CH faculty who are engaged in studies of African Americans and/or the broader African diaspora. Lawton … Read more
Bobbi Owen was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre at the Kennedy Center over the Easter weekend. Congratulations Bobbi!
Kathy A. Perkins designed the lighting for the World Premier Play “Cadillac Crew,” discussing activism and feminism the day of Rosa Parks’ speech during the Civil Rights Movement, at the Yale Repertory Theatre, opening tomorrow night. You can find more … Read more
Mary Graves, the widow of long-time former faculty member Russell Graves, recently passed away and has left the Department of Dramatic Art a bequest of $75,000. We are immensely grateful to her for these unrestricted funds, a portion of which … Read more
The SETC 2018-19 Porterfield Scholar, Jane Reichard is currently pursuing her MFA in Costume Production with us here at UNC-CH. After receiving her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from @berrycollege, she is using her studies to bridge the gap between costume … Read more
Jacqueline E. Lawton is a playwright, dramaturg, professor, and advocate for Access, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the American Theatre. Her plays include: Among These Wild Things; Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful; The Hampton Years; The Inferior Sex; Intelligence; Mad Breed; and Noms de … Read more
The costume production graduate program welcomes incoming costume director Triffin Morris. Triffin brings a wide range of professional experience to the department from her 20+ of years working in New York City. She has worked at Radio City Music Hall, Tricorne, … Read more
Costume production MFA candidate Danielle Soldat won an award in the Design/Tech Expo at USITT-Southeast conference in Myrtle Beach, SC this fall. Danielle’s poster, “Dali Kingdom Leather Tooled Armor,” detailed her process for reproducing an antique breastplate in the costume … Read more
Nora Pedersen, a 2001 undergraduate alumna of the department, won a 2018 Emmy Award for her work as costume supervisor on the FX Networks production, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. Congratulations, Nora!
Alumnus Mike Wiley has been featured in the Carolina Arts & Sciences magazine. Check out the article below (and make plans to attend Leaving Eden, too!): Shining a spotlight on African-American history
