"The Hostage"

The School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts trains talented young men and women to be exciting, versatile and accomplished professionals. The school emphasizes classical values in its training process to meet a well-recognized demand for actors to be technically skilled and, at the same time, creatively inspired. This vital combination of talent and skill is developed and refined by a highly qualified professional faculty through close, personal attention to their students' growth.

Ryan Hill (class of '03, directing program), now assistant dean and general manager of UNCSA's School of Dance, with world renowned dancer Ethan Stiefel as our new dean of Dance, portrayed Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker at the Stevens Center Dec. 6-14.

Drama alumna Cinny Strickland recreates her role as Vestina Ledbetter in Triad Stage's Beautiful Star: An Appalachian Nativity, written and directed by fellow Drama alumnus Preston Lane, founding artistic director of Triad Stage, one of the Southeast's leading professional theatre companies.

Dane DeHaan (class of 2008 undergraduate & 2004 high school program) will appear in the world premiere of Sixty Miles to Silver Lake by Dan LeFranc off-Broadway at the Soho Repertory Theatre. Performances begin Jan. 15, 2009.

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