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Jay Morong is an educator, film programmer, director, actor, and theatrical video designer. His theatrical video design work includes Hamlet, The Purple Flower, The Colored Museum, The Winter’s Tale,<\/em> Nocturne<\/em> and [sic] <\/em>all at UNC Charlotte; Tales of the Lost Formicans <\/em>at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Requiem For New Orleans<\/em> at the New York International Fringe Festival. He has directed several productions at UNC Charlotte including, The 25<\/em>th<\/em> Annual Spelling Bee, Mauritius, The Aliens <\/em>and It\u2019s A Bird, It\u2019s A Plane, It\u2019s Superman \u2026 The Musical.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jay earned his Master’s Degree in the Philosophy of Film and Theatre from Boston University and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Assumption College in Worcester, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a theatre & film studies instructor, his primary focus is on the relationship of digital media to performance and culture and the relationship of theatre to society. \u00a0He is also an affiliated faculty member in the\u00a0Film Studies Program<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and the Digital Arts Center.\u00a0Jay also works as a film projectionist at the Manor Theatre in Charlotte, as Program Director for the\u00a0Charlotte Film Society<\/u><\/a>, as Programming Director of the Charlotte Film Festival and as a Special Events Film Programmer at the\u00a0Somerville Theatre<\/u><\/a>\u00a0in Somerville, MA.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full disclosure, he is a huge Red Sox fan!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here for Professor Morong’s full Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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