Arts NC State

Aug 19, 2022

Welcome Back

The weather is finally cooling off and parking is becoming scarce here on campus, which means students are returning and the stages at NC State will soon be alive with performances. Much has changed in the past few years but what has remained is our commitment to providing engaging and accessible theatre experiences. This year we…

Mar 1, 2021

An Adoration of Performance

University Theatre Students on Auditioning for SETC By Teal Lepley While the past year has interrupted or altered many plans for the theatre community, some things still find a way forward. Every spring semester finds NC State University Theatre students preparing for the annual Southeastern Theatre Conference, and this year is no exception. The Southeastern Theatre…

Jul 22, 2020

Theatre at NC State will be different but remain meaningful.

Theatre is about making connections through live performance. We understand there are extreme physical risks for performers, technicians, and audience members in mounting live productions this fall. These risks also exist in the various processes and activities leading up to opening night which include requiring close physical contact among many people over long periods of…

Jul 3, 2020

University Theatre: Fall 2020

By now many of us in the Raleigh theatre community have seen the sad but necessary announcements from several local theatre companies. Raleigh Little Theatre, Theatre Raleigh, and NCT are among those that have decided to postpone their upcoming seasons. We support their decisions, and keep these theatre companies and their artists in our thoughts. We…

Apr 15, 2020

Making the invisible visible

University Theatre is moving full steam ahead with a brand new way to stay connected. Follow the artist and technicians at University Theatre as we bring the next season of shows to life. Each week UT will post a new video providing students and the community an insiders’ view into the process of moving from…

Mar 5, 2020

TheatreFEST 2020 auditions this weekend

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of Raleigh’s summer theatre scene. TheatreFEST 2020 will audition student and local actors this weekend for both Holmes and Watson and Peter and the Starcatcher Auditions will be held tomorrow Friday, March 6 – Sunday, March 8 in Frank Thompson Hall. Performers must sign-up for a 5 minute slot by…

Feb 25, 2020

Crew Call

Calling all tech positions University Theatre is now accepting submissions for crew Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Production Assistant Dresser Wardrobe Chief Sound Board Op Light Board Op Sign up for Crew Here All the information you need is located on our production resources page. Be sure…

Feb 15, 2020

Ragtime Roles: Booker T. Washington

Written by Devin Lackey Edited by Teal Lepley While all audiences may not be familiar with the musical Ragtime, they are almost certainly familiar with some of the historical figures it portrays. Ragtime itself is set in early 20th century New York, telling the intertwining stories of three communities: the African American community in Harlem,…

Feb 10, 2020

Ragtime Roles: JP Morgan

by Carl Staub, senior in Communication Media with a Theatre minor. David Schnatter is a Junior at NCSU who will be portraying J. P. Morgan in the upcoming production of Ragtime with University Theatre. David is majoring in Biological Sciences and a minor in Entomology. He is from Cary, NC and, while he enjoys the…

Feb 3, 2020

Ragtime Roles: Coalhouse Walker Jr.

“A Story of Returning for Byron Jennings and University Theatre’s Ragtime” by Teal Lepley, class of 2017 As a new decade begins, it certainly seems auspicious timing that NC State’s University Theatre is abuzz with rehearsals for a musical about the dawn of a new century—an era that bears curious parallels with the time we find…