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.

Follow 2010 Drama graduate Jasmine Anne Osborne’s blog at Backstage Unscripted, and read her piece in “Class Act,” written when she was a junior, in Backstage online, www.backstage.com.

Drama alumnus Richard Corley directs Githa Sowerby's 1912 drama RUTHERFORD AND SON Off Broadway for the Mint Theater Company.  Fellow alumnus David Van Pelt is featured in the production.  Feb. 4 thru April 1.  http://minttheater.org/onstage/current.html

Variety.com has just announced School of Drama alumnus Dane DeHann (class of 2008) will co-star with Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen & Jack Huston in the upcoming motion picture KILL YOUR DARLINGS.  He stars in the upcoming FOX supernatural thriller CHRONICLE due for national release in Feb. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118048545

Jordan Brown (class of 2007) plays Martin Hanlon in A SKULL IN CONNEMARA by Martin McDonagh at Baltimore's premiere professional theatre Centerstage directed by BJ Jones, Jan. 25 - March 4. Jordan will be remembered for his memorable performance as Tony in UNCSA’s 50th anniversary all school revival of WEST SIDE STORY.
http://www.centerstage.org/skull/ShowDetails.aspx

Dave Brown (class of 2010), High School and College Drama alumnus, appears off-Broadway in the Flea Theatre's NY premiere of Sean Graney's interpretation of Sophocles' seven surviving plays,  THESE SEVEN SICKNESSES performing Jan. 19 thru Feb. 12.
http://www.theflea.org/show_detail.php?page_type=0&page_id=3&show_id=99

School of Drama alumnus Jeremy Webb (class of 1994) joins the cast of LA Theatre Works staged reading and radio recording of Geoffrey Nauffts' critically acclaimed Broadway play NEXT FALL. Original cast members Patrick Breen, Patrick Heusinger & Maddie Corman along with Tony winner Julie White appear. It performs at the James Bridges Theatre at UCLA Jan. 19 thru 22 and will be broadcast on Public Radio stations nationwide at a later date. http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/LA-Theatre-Works-Completes-Casting-for-NEXT-FALL-20120110

School of Drama alumna Missi Pyle co-stars in the critically acclaimed "silent film" THE ARTIST directed, written & edited by Michael Hazanavicius. http://weinsteinco.com/sites/the-artist/

The New York Times special Oscar section by Dennis Lim "Don't-Miss Movies You Probably Missed". Mr. Lim makes special mention of COLD WEATER directed & co-written by School of Filmmaking alumnus Aaron Katz featuring Drama alumna Robyn Rikoon and Trieste Kelly Dunn.  Lim writes about Mr. Katz, "beneath the laid back drift of his movies are real ambition and depth, a poetic sense of place and a delicate grasp of character". 
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/movies/awardsseason/overlooked-movies-of-2011.html?pagewanted=all

School of Drama alumnus Paul Whitty (class of 2002) is featured in New York Theatre Workshop's Irish-pop infused musical ONCE, inspired by the hit 2006 indie movie of the same title, transfering to Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre for previews on 2/28, opening on 3/18. 
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/157279-Broadway-Aimed-Once-the-Musical-That-Has-Crowds-Falling-Slowly-Opens-in-NYC

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