Acts as liaison between director, performers, designers, technicians and adminis- tration Technical Director: Oversees the scene shop, construction of scenery, movement and installation of scenery, and ordering of materials. They are considered a “jack- of-all-trades” Technician: Operates and/or maintains materials in the theatre or tour world Theatre Consultant: A person whose knowledge is used to give suggestion and ideas in how to setup, specify or oversee installation of equipment in theatres Theatre Critic: A person who writes reviews of a show for newspapers, magazines or other media Theatre Teacher/Educator: Teaches classes in the field of theatre at either the K-12 or college level Vocal Coach: A person who helps actors with vocal issues such as projection, artic- ulation, breath control or dialect in relation to a specific character . e Faculty Robert Bowen, MFA, Dept. Chair Professor, Design and Technology (Lighting, Set, Sound) Whitesides, 113 828.251.6650 [email protected] Laura Bond, MFA Professor, Acting, Directing, Voice Whitesides, 120 828.232.2992 [email protected] Rob Berls, MFA Associate Professor Technical Direction, Scenic Design, History Carmichael Hall, 124 828.251.6611 [email protected] Lise Kloeppel, MFA Associate Professor Applied Theatre, Teacher Licensure & Acting Carmichael Hall, 108 828.251.6640 [email protected] Suzie Morris, MALS Administrative Support Associate Belk Theatre, 103 828.251.6610 [email protected] Scott Walters, Ph.D. Professor Theatre History, Criticism, Directing Whitesides, 112 828.251.6686 [email protected] Casey Watkins, MFA Lecturer Costume Design Belk Theatre, 127 828.251.6231 [email protected] SCHOLARSHIPS The Drama Department offers scholarships and work-study opportunities to students who demonstrate high academic and artistic potential. The range from $250 to $1,000 per year UNCA Drama Department Mission Statement The mission of the Drama Department at the University of North Carolina at Asheville is to provide a holistic theatre education with the goal of producing creative, knowledgeable, and collab- orative theatre artists who understand their responsibilities to their community, their art, and their personal growth. The Dra- ma Department will promote theatre through an integrative ap- proach to course work and productions that challenge, enlighten, and engage our students and community. We are often asked about careers available after obtaining a Drama/Theatre degree. Well, there are many options, here are just a few: THEATRE RELATED CAREER OPTIONS Actor: Brings life to the written word and action of the text either on stage or on film Artistic Director: Selects plays for the theatre season, hires artistic staff, and may participate in fund raising Box Office Manager: Oversees reservations and sales of tickets for current and future productions Business Manager: Controls the money, deals with budget development and allocation, sets ups accounts with vendors Choreographer: Creates and teaches the dance and/or stylized movements for the production Costume Designer: Designs all costumes for the production Costume Shop Supervisor or Technician: Deals with all aspects of costume cre- ation, including design assistance, cutting, draping, patterning, stitching, and shop management and maintenance Drama Coach: Works with an actor either to develop generic acting skills or to prepare for a specific role Dramaturge: Conducts research and text analysis for a production Director: Interprets the script and determines the specific vision of a production. Oversees the rehearsals and elements of design to insure adherence to that vision Fight Director: Choreographs and carefully teaches safe fight sequences in productions House Manager: Oversees ushers and ticket takers and all front-of-house opera- tions Lighting Designer: Designs & draws up the lighting for the production / Establish- es light looks, levels and cues Make-up Artist: Designs, creates and oversees all the makeup for the production Master Carpenter: Oversees other carpenters working on the production. Deter- mines all construction plans and materials Master Electrician: Ensures lighting equipment is maintained, hung, focused and run according to written & verbal instructions of the designer Movement Therapist/Specialist: Uses movement to further the emotional, cogni- tive, physical and social integration of the individual. Playwright: Creates the script Producer: Secures financial backing and venue for the performance; hires the production staff Production Manager: Coordinates production schedules and administrative / logistic details of the multi-show theatrical season Recording Engineer: Design the recording of the music and/or sound effects with levels, effects or other processing Rigger: Hangs objects in the fly space above the stage: sound equipment, lights, scenery, or special effects Scenic Designer: Designs the scenery and props. Supplies all drawings, sketches, models and water paintings of the set concept Scenic Painter: Facilitates the scenic designer’s ideas and brings them to life on the backdrops or actual set piece Sound Designer: Creates the overall design of the sound system from choice of microphones to placement of speakers, types of live or recorded effects and/or music that may be needed for the production. Special Effects Designer: Creates the effects used in a production from trap doors to puppetry to break away furniture and more Stage Crew: Run the back stage area; do the scene shifts of sets and props, etc. Stage Manager: Oversees all performance-related aspects of a production from pre-audition planning and research through rehearsal and performance to closing.
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Acts as liaison between director, performers, designers, technicians and adminis-trationTechnical Director: Oversees the scene shop, construction of scenery, movement and installation of scenery, and ordering of materials. They are considered a “jack-of-all-trades”Technician: Operates and/or maintains materials in the theatre or tour worldTheatre Consultant: A person whose knowledge is used to give suggestion and ideas in how to setup, specify or oversee installation of equipment in theatresTheatre Critic: A person who writes reviews of a show for newspapers, magazines or other mediaTheatre Teacher/Educator: Teaches classes in the field of theatre at either the K-12 or college levelVocal Coach: A person who helps actors with vocal issues such as projection, artic-ulation, breath control or dialect in relation to a specific character .
The Faculty
Robert Bowen, MFA, Dept. ChairProfessor, Design and Technology
(Lighting, Set, Sound)Whitesides, 113828.251.6650
Laura Bond, MFAProfessor,
Acting, Directing, VoiceWhitesides, 120828.232.2992
Rob Berls, MFAAssociate Professor
Technical Direction, Scenic Design, History
Carmichael Hall, 124828.251.6611
Lise Kloeppel, MFAAssociate Professor
Applied Theatre, Teacher Licensure & Acting
Carmichael Hall, 108828.251.6640
Suzie Morris, MALSAdministrative Support Associate
Belk Theatre, 103828.251.6610
Scott Walters, Ph.D. ProfessorTheatre History, Criticism, Directing
Whitesides, 112828.251.6686
Casey Watkins, MFALecturer
Costume DesignBelk Theatre, 127
SCHOLARSHIPSThe Drama Department offers scholarships and work-study opportunities to students who demonstrate high academic and artistic potential. The range from $250 to $1,000 per year
UNCA Drama DepartmentMission Statement
The mission of the Drama Department at the University of North Carolina at Asheville is to provide a holistic theatre education with the goal of producing creative, knowledgeable, and collab-orative theatre artists who understand their responsibilities to their community, their art, and their personal growth. The Dra-ma Department will promote theatre through an integrative ap-proach to course work and productions that challenge, enlighten, and engage our students and community.
We are often asked about careers available after obtaining a Drama/Theatre degree. Well, there are many options, here are just a
few:
THEATRE RELATED CAREER OPTIONS
Actor: Brings life to the written word and action of the text either on stage or on filmArtistic Director: Selects plays for the theatre season, hires artistic staff, and may participate in fund raisingBox Office Manager: Oversees reservations and sales of tickets for current and future productionsBusiness Manager: Controls the money, deals with budget development and allocation, sets ups accounts with vendorsChoreographer: Creates and teaches the dance and/or stylized movements for the productionCostume Designer: Designs all costumes for the productionCostume Shop Supervisor or Technician: Deals with all aspects of costume cre-ation, including design assistance, cutting, draping, patterning, stitching, and shop management and maintenanceDrama Coach: Works with an actor either to develop generic acting skills or to prepare for a specific roleDramaturge: Conducts research and text analysis for a productionDirector: Interprets the script and determines the specific vision of a production. Oversees the rehearsals and elements of design to insure adherence to that visionFight Director: Choreographs and carefully teaches safe fight sequences in productionsHouse Manager: Oversees ushers and ticket takers and all front-of-house opera-tionsLighting Designer: Designs & draws up the lighting for the production / Establish-es light looks, levels and cuesMake-up Artist: Designs, creates and oversees all the makeup for the productionMaster Carpenter: Oversees other carpenters working on the production. Deter-mines all construction plans and materialsMaster Electrician: Ensures lighting equipment is maintained, hung, focused and run according to written & verbal instructions of the designerMovement Therapist/Specialist: Uses movement to further the emotional, cogni-tive, physical and social integration of the individual.Playwright: Creates the scriptProducer: Secures financial backing and venue for the performance; hires the production staffProduction Manager: Coordinates production schedules and administrative / logistic details of the multi-show theatrical seasonRecording Engineer: Design the recording of the music and/or sound effects with levels, effects or other processingRigger: Hangs objects in the fly space above the stage: sound equipment, lights, scenery, or special effectsScenic Designer: Designs the scenery and props. Supplies all drawings, sketches, models and water paintings of the set conceptScenic Painter: Facilitates the scenic designer’s ideas and brings them to life on the backdrops or actual set pieceSound Designer: Creates the overall design of the sound system from choice of microphones to placement of speakers, types of live or recorded effects and/or music that may be needed for the production.Special Effects Designer: Creates the effects used in a production from trap doors to puppetry to break away furniture and moreStage Crew: Run the back stage area; do the scene shifts of sets and props, etc.Stage Manager: Oversees all performance-related aspects of a production from pre-audition planning and research through rehearsal and performance to closing.
UNC ASHEVILLEDRAMA DEPARTMENT
Phone: 828.251.6610WEBSITE: http://drama.unca.edu
https://www.facebook.com/TheDepartmentofDramaatUncAsheville
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Apha Psi Omega
(Theatre)
Alpha Psi Omega is a Dramatic honor society that collaborates as a student body to further explore theatre arts by reading, producing and sharing theater. They fully produce at least one student-lead show per year.
Partnerships/Intership Opportunities
The Drama Department is active in many of the Asheville Area theater organizations, including: Southern Appalachian Reper-tory Company, Flat Rock Playhouse, North Carolina Stage Com-pany, Diana Wortham Theatre, Different Strokes and Asheville Community Theatre.
Some of these area theatre companies work with the Drama Department to co-produce shows. Our faculty have lent their expertise to design, direct, offer technical direction and act; and our students have served as artists and interns.
Past ProductionsTypically there are three to four mainstage
productions during an academic year
Spring Awakening (musical ) by The Importance of Being EarnestSteven Sater and Duncan Sheik by Oscar Wilde
The Giver by Lois Lowry Tartuffe by Moliere
Our Town by Thorton Wilder Reefer Madness, the Musical by Kevin Murphy and Stan Studney
columbinus by PJ Paparelli Flaming Guns of the Purple Sageand Stephen Karam by James Martin
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tennessee Williams One Actby William Shakespeare Festival
James and the Giant Peach Psycho Beach Party by Charlesby Roald Dahl Busch Urinetown by Mark Holmann The Bear and the Proposaland Greg Kotis (Chekhov one acts)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Wiley and the Hairy Man by Anna Deveare Smith by Suzan Zeder USITT
The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) is a place to network,
exchange ideas and grow. USITT has served professionals and pre-professionals in design,
production and technology for the performing arts since 1960.
July 2016
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