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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Department of Dramatic Art

Department of Dramatic Art

910 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
919.962.1132
contact@broadwayworld.com

Degrees offered

Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts
Minor in Drama
Minor in Musical Theatre
Master of Fine Arts in Acting
Master of Fine Arts in Costume Production
Master of Fine Arts in Technical Production

About the program

Established in 1936, we are the second oldest theatre department in the country. Our faculty members are both scholars and artists, teachers and practitioners, constantly moving back and forth between the classroom and the theatre. The Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art is the crucible where students transform learning into practice every day.

Notable alumni

Eleanor Fluharty, Grier Coleman, Jean Devine, Jerome Allen, Kayla Gibson, Kevin Spellman, Laurie Bailey, Marion Williams, Megan Rutherford, Nora Pedersen, Pei Lee, Tiffany Verch.

Acceptance rate

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Department of Dramatic Art has a highly selective acceptance rate, with the MFA Acting (PATP) program accepting a small number of students (6-8) in each class, every other year.

Faculty

Bonnie Raphael, Craig W. Turner, David Hammond, Kathy A. Perkins, Milly S. Barranger, Adam N. Versényi, Bobbi Owen, Jan Chambers, McKay Coble, Michael Rolleri, Ray Dooley, Triffin Morris, Vivienne Benesch.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre to Present METAMORPHOSES in December

Connecticut Repertory Theatre to Present METAMORPHOSES in December

by Blair Ingenthron — October 9, 2022

Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the professional producing arm of the University of Connecticut Department of Dramatic Arts, will return in full form, launching our 2022-2023 season with METAMORPHOSES, Mary Zimmerman's magical, mesmerizing meditation on the joys and perils of being human.

KTC Announces New Producing Artistic Director and Managing Director

KTC Announces New Producing Artistic Director and Managing Director

by Stephi Wild — July 17, 2021

Rebecca Bradshaw (she/her), Associate Producer of Boston's Huntington Theatre, and Cary Bland Simpson (she/they), Director of Corporate & Special Events at Only Make Believe have been named the new Producing Artistic Director and Managing Director of Ithaca's Kitchen Theatre Company, respectively, e

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