Welcome to the Department of Theatre
Our goal is to nurture, encourage, support, train and educate the artist in the study and practice of theatre. We train students to pursue a career in the vast field of SHOWBUSINESS. Whether that is in theatre, film, television or a host of other related fields. Students learn the essential skills needed to be successful.
- We educate a new generation of artists through close work with stellar faculty and working theatre & film professionals.
- We offer students an environment to allow them a space to explore their imagination, hone their techniques and to develop entrepreneurial skills, for a successful career as an artist and artisan.
- We prepare liberal arts students with skills they learn in theatre studies - teamwork, technique, discipline, research, and innovative thinking - for success in many fields and careers.
We offer three degree options:
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Department of Theatre News
- UNCW Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Staff Nominated for Wilmington Theater Awards
- Theatre Professor Ed Wagenseller's One-Man Show Academia Premieres at the Cucalorus Festival
- UNCW Arts Departments Unite to Raise Funds for Hurricane Florence Relief
- Star News Preview of UNCW Fall Season
- Dr. Paul Castagno Wins Major Award at Oslo International Theater Festival
- Alumni Profile: Trey Morehouse
- Encore Review of Hedda Gabler
- Star News Review of Hedda Gabler
- WECT Interview - First Act - Hedda Gabler
- UNCW Student, Wesleigh Neville, Wins Resliience Playwriting Contest
- Arts Education: A Cultural and Economic Resource
- Encore Interview - Dr. Faustus
- WHQR Interview - Dr. Faustus
- Star News Preview of Dr. Faustus
- WECT Interview - First Act - Dr. Faustus
- UNCW Faculty Member, Myke Holmes, Stars alongside John Malkovich
- UNCW Talent Nominated for StarNews Media Wilmington Theater Awards
- UNCW Announces 2018-19 Season
- Encore Review of Billy Witch
- Star News Review of Billy Witch
- WECT interview - First Act - Small Engine Repair
- Theater review: Absorbing ‘Good Kids’ Explores Troubling Issues
- WECT Interview - First Act - Good Kids
- Theatre Preview: Good Kids Explores Drinking, Teens, and Rape
- The Top Ten Most Underrated College Theatre Programs for 2017 - South East Region
- Play review: Impressive ‘Ado’ balances humor with darkness
- A FULL RANGE: Alchemical Theatre reveals comedy, reverence, and human experience in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
- UNCW Theatre Faculty Balance Teaching with Stage and Screen
- Robin Post - WWAY Extraordinary person
- Ed Wagenseller appears on small screens in 2017
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2018 - 2019 Productions
Getting Out
by Marsha Norman
Directed by Anne Berkeley
Nov. 8-11 & 15-18
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Student Lab Production
Stop Kiss
by Diana Son
Directed by Trevor Tackett '19
Nov. 29 - Dec. 2
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Workshop Production
The Inferior Sex
by Jacqueline E. Lawton
Directed by Shirley Serotsky
Jan. 29-30
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Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood
by Adam Szymkowicz
Directed by Robin Post
Feb. 21-24 & Feb. 28 - March 3
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Terry Rogers Student Lab
The Cake
by Bekah Brunstetter
Directed by Tony Choufani '19
March 21-24
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Luigi Pirandello
Adapted by Stephen Moulds
Directed by Ed Wagenseller
Apr. 4-7 & Apr. 11-14
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