https://vpa.uncg.edu/theatre
The drama department of history can be traced back to 1922, when the women's normal school in the Greensboro Greensboro City Council initiative, hired the famous American comedian William Raymond. Taylor was then known as the professional drama, drama subject. In less than a year, Taylor launched a new drama "Lake" premiere was a great success, at the same time, at the initiative of Taylor set up a North Carolina woman drama association. In 1924, Taylor's drama "elf" participated in the American college drama competition held in Northwestern University, Illinois, and won the two prize. Since then, the subject of drama has developed rapidly, producing many American audiences. In view of the fact that Taylor made to Greensboro university theater's contribution to the development of the new theatre in 1967, named "the Taylor theatre". In 1954, drama course added drama writing, radio and television language writing and other courses. In 1963, upgraded to the drama department of dramatic increase in 1976 drama master's degree in 1989 by the American Association of drama education certification, 1998, Greensboro university built the Brown building, a drama department dedicated theater, then the drama department affiliated to the College of Arts and sciences. After 90 years of development, the Department of drama has trained more than 570 theatrical talent, they are active in the United States and the world on the stage of drama performance.
The drama department has with the United States students Drama Festival (American College Theater Festival), the American Association of theater Technology (United States Institute for Theatre Technology), the American League (The American Alliance for drama Theatre and Education) more than 10 drama performances and educational institutions to establish a cooperative relationship, so that students have more production, participate in theatrical performance training opportunities.
The drama department has more than 320 undergraduate and graduate students, 23 full-time teachers and 6 counselors, these teachers have profound knowledge and practical experience of drama drama drama teaching theory and enrich the production, performance, they learn to guide the students in drama theory, drama production, at the same time, the actual operation also personally guide students in drama drama makeup, mask making, puppet drama production etc..
Drama undergraduate programs include: drama, art performances, stage design and technology, technology and art, drama education, drama minor.
The major of drama postgraduates includes drama education, art performance, stage art design, drama director and Youth Drama art.
For more information about the school of visual and Performing Arts Theatre Department of Greensboro, North Carolina University, please refer to the following url:
https://vpa.uncg.edu/theatre