{"id":1171,"date":"2016-01-04T17:28:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T22:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T11:49:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T15:49:07","slug":"people-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/theatre\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Theatre is a diverse community of creative <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/faculty-staff-theatre-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/faculty-staff-theatre-2\/\">faculty<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/student-stories-theatre\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/student-stories-theatre\/\">students<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/alumni-stories-theatre\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/alumni-stories-theatre\/\">alumni<\/a><\/strong>. Get to know us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our accomplished <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/faculty-staff-theatre-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/faculty-staff-theatre-2\/\">FACULTY<\/a> include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/THEA_Faces_Faculty.png\" alt=\"Carlos AlexisCruz giving a note to students in Storrs Salon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1350\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An award-winning professional director whose recent work has been staged at some the nation\u2019s top theatre companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An internationally regarded Shakespeare scholar and author of forthcoming Arden Shakespeare edition of <em>Julius Caesar<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialists in circus arts, aerial silks, Black acting techniques, devised theatre, activist theatre, and playwriting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author of a new, cutting-edge theatre history textbook published by Palgrave Macmillan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scenic, costume, and lighting designers working in professional theatres in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Austin, Philadelphia, San Antonio, and Charlotte<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A scholar-artist and journal editor leading the rising field of Theatre for Young Audiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Among our <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/alumni-stories-theatre\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/alumni-stories-theatre\/\">ALUMNI<\/a> are<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-49.png\" alt=\"Theatre alum standing in front of Robinson Hall\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1350\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Obie-Award winning playwright <strong>Caridad Svich<\/strong>\u2014winner of the 2018 Ellen Steward Award for Career Achievement in Professional Theatre by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emmy-award winning costume designer and Hollywood costume supervisor <strong>Amy Andrews Harrell<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emmy-award winning casting professional <strong>Craig Fincannon<\/strong>\u2014founder of Fincannon &amp; Associates, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playwright <strong>Stacey Rose<\/strong>, who has won multiple prestigious fellowships, worked with Spike Lee, and has recently founded the Queen City New Play Initiative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Television, film, and stage actor<strong> Don Castro,<\/strong> whose international career includes extensive experience in industrials, commercials, voice-overs, and commercial print.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many accomplished theatre educators, including <strong>Shellie Kingaby-Hyser, <\/strong>Cabarrus County Public Schools, a certified Diamond Coach with the National Speech and Debate Association.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hollywood textile artist <strong>Jack Taggart<\/strong>, whose feature fillms include <em>Top Gun: Maverick<\/em>, <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> (2 and 3), <em>Dunkirk<\/em>, the <em>Avatar<\/em> franchise, <em>Black Panther<\/em>, <em>The Dark Knight Rises<\/em>, and <em>Django Unchained<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you a theatre alum? We&#8217;d love to add you to our alumni spotlight profiles! <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScsMv04pJ6YoMjKmoZ1qlmbAieJ8iDSCRJbs-gIfLkNjGTMhw\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let us know what you&#8217;ve been up to by filling out this form<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recently, our <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people-3\/student-stories-theatre\/\">STUDENTS<\/a> have<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/THEA_Faces_Students.png\" alt=\"Group of students performing at the Renaissance Festival \" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1350\/500;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Made it to the Finals in the Kennedy Center American Theatre College Festival Region IV Irene Ryan acting competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performed lead roles for Charlotte professional theatre companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attended summer programs at Lincoln Center and the Barrows Group in New York City and the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Received graduate scholarships for study in Ph.D., MFA, and MA theatre programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked as performers in commercials, industrials, and workplace training videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stage managed, teched, and designed costumes for Charlotte theatre companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistant directed productions at several professional theatre companies in Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presented papers and posters on theatre topics as UNC Charlotte Research Scholars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performed annually at the Carolina Renaissance Festival<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performed with the Charlotte Symphony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Theatre is a diverse community of creative faculty, students, and alumni. 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