{"id":70961,"date":"2025-12-22T10:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/?p=70961"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:35:18","slug":"alex-tolar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/12\/22\/alex-tolar\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Tolar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"320\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/12\/A985BC63-009D-479D-9555-37BCD15CDE54-Alex-Tolar.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Tolar\" class=\"wp-image-70963 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 284px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 284\/320;width:318px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Degree: B.A. in Theatre with a double concentration in Performance and Directing, Dramatic Writing, and Dramaturgy<br>Graduation Year: 2027<br>Hometown: Asheboro, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you first get interested in theatre?<\/strong><br>When I was twelve years old, I was in a community theatre production of Beauty and the Beast. 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