A long and varied career has equipped Tom Ackerman to teach in the real world. "Frontline careers in the film business tend not to be easy or convenient," he says. "Students aspiring to make movies ...

The NCSA Pickles football team has achieved near-legendary status in the annals of collegiate athletics. Pickles have come and pickles have gone, but who among us has not asked that most fundamental ...

Mark Norman's teaching philosophy is to develop students to become their own best teachers. Students have lessons usually once a week yet they practice for hours each day. This means they have to have ...

In order to develop a keen understanding of filmmaking as a whole, first-year students will be expected to take courses on the fundamentals of production design, screenwriting, directing, producing, ...

The Costume Technician is the artist that can transform a rendering into reality. In our Costume Technology graduate concentration, you will have the opportunity to refine and expand your skills in ...

Ballet faculty member Jennet Zerbe combines her years as a professional dancer with American Ballet Theatre and her extensive knowledge in ballet teacher training to gladly carry forward the legacy of ...

Acting Out is the community outreach program of the award-winning UNCSA School of Drama, offering classes in Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance and private acting lessons. Through our program, students ...

Joseph Mills is a Professor of Humanities and Writing in the UNCSA Division of Liberal Arts. Few teachers have a unique style; we learn from one another and adopt and modify (and avoid) techniques and ...

Editor's note: Katreese Barnes passed away in August 2019 after a 20-year battle with breast cancer. If you don't know School of Music alumna Katreese Barnes by name, after more than 20 years in the ...

CDI is a multi-campus research center of the University of North Carolina system. Vision To be the thought leader of North Carolina’s discovery economy at the nexus of creativity, design thinking and ...

Horn faculty Maria Serkin is an active performer, pedagogue, and administrator who began teaching at UNCSA in 2015. In addition to involvement at UNCSA, she is the Principal Horn of the Chamber ...

Director of Sound Design Jason Romney has taught courses in sound design and technology to students at UNCSA since 2001. He has supervised student Production Sound Engineers and served as an advisor.