Department of Theatre
UNCG Theatre has proudly hosted the following artists as guests/guest speakers to our students and university community:
2007-08
David Wells UNCG alum and Los Angeles-based working actor
Roger Payne Sea Change
Lisa Harlow Sea Change
Suzan L. Zeder international playwright
Rafe Esquith
2006-07
Beth Leavel Tony Award Winner 2006, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, 1980 UNCG Alum
Moses Goldberg International playwright, director, and theatre administrator
Stephanie Yankwitt Casting Director, Telsey + Company Casting
2005-06
Joan Darling Actor, Director, creative advisor for the Sundance Film Lab
Alexander Dodge Scenography Guest Artist (Triad Stage Scenic Designer for Hedda Gabler, 2001-02)
Rick Kuhlman Adaptor, O Pioneers! by Willia Cather
Cindi Rush Casting Director, Cindi Rush Casting, LTD
Stephanie Yankwitt Casting Director, Telsey + Company Casting
2004-05:
Robert Brill Tony award nominated Scenic designer, guest artist in Scenography Class
Rick Kuhlman Professional actor, improv specialist, guest artist at UNCG in Story Theatre
Sandra Fenichel Asher Playwright
2003-04:
Kathryn Blume Creator and co-organizer of The Lysistrata Project, a world wide theater event for peace; playwright & performer of The Accidental Activist
Asaad Kelada Directed over 400 episodic TV shows for all the major networks, including The Facts of Life,Family Ties, In The House, Dharma and Greg, and Everyone Loves Raymond. Guest artist through UNCG's Department of Cinema & Broadcasting (using UNCG theatre students in master classes)
Patrick Spottiswoode Education Director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London
David Wells Los Angeles based actor
Michael Keck Renowned composer, performer and musician
2002-03
Stephen Adly Guirgis Internationally renowned playwright (Jesus Hopped the A Train, and Our Lady of 121st Street); member of the LAByrinth Theatre Company
(NYC workshop)
Ron Stephas Jones New York actor featured in LAByrinth's production of
Our Lady of 121st Street, (NYC Workshop)
Richard Kuhlman New York actor/Spolin technique
Ming Cho Lee Internationally renowned designer, winner of Tony, Obie, 2002 National Medal of Arts, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle
Michael Miller TVI Studios, casting agent
Debra Monk Tony award winner for Redwood Curtain, recently featured in
NYPD Blues, for which she won an Emmy, and ABC's TV movie, The Music Man,
Co-author of hit musical , Pump Boys and Dinettes
Portia (uses no last name) New York actor featured in LAByrinth's production of
Our Lady of 121st Street, (NYC Workshop)
Louis Rackoff Former Artistic Director, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
Laura Ramberg Kansas-based Sculptor, Mask Maker and Performer
James Still Playwright
Bruce Marrs Mask maker and performance artist; currently teaching at Commedia D'ell Arte
2001-02
Tony Walton Designer, Tony award winner
Anthony Rapp Actor, original member of RENT, featured in films A Beautiful Mind, Adventures in Babysitting, etc
Angeles Romero Performance Artist
Pamela Howard Designer
2000-01
Fred Andrews Film Production Seminar
Fincannon & Asscociates Audition Workshops; prominent southeastern casting agency
Avery Lane Audition Workshop
Shawn Lewis Guest Artist for Scenography Class
Michael Mahoney Playwright, Director; UNCG Alumnus
Andrew Tsubaki Guest Artist for Kyogen Plays; International directing credits include direction
of Brecht with Hans Vive Haus
Joe Waechter Guest Director of dragonflies; Alumnus selected as Directing intern at prestigious
McCarter Theatre; working currently in New York
Tony Walton Guest Artist for Scenography class
Jay Winnick Acting & Directing workshops;UNCG alumnus; Broadway and regional theatre actor
Past Five Years:
Thomas Arthur, Bill Black, Steven Booth, Dan Carter, John Conklin, Laney Crisp, Robert Doolittle, Grey Seal Puppets, Desmond Heeley, Leslie Hunt, Eric Johnson, David Leong, Brenda Lilly, Miller Lucky, Andra Reeves, Resounders (Greg Mackender), Everett J. Ritchey, Ric Alan Rose, Ed Simpson, Suzanne Trauth, Eli Wallach, & David Wells