| Name | PlayMakers Repertory Company |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1976 |
| Location(s) | Center for Dramatic Art, 150 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
| Artistic director(s) | Joseph Haj |
| Website | http://www.playmakersrep.org/ |
PlayMakers Repertory Company is the professional theater company in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [1] . PlayMakers Repertory Company is the successor of the Carolina Playmakers and is named after the Historic Playmakers Theatre. PlayMakers was founded in 1976 and is affiliated with the Dramatic and performing arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The company consists of residents, guest artists, professional staff and graduate students in the Department for Dramatic Arts at UNC and produces seasons of six main stage productions of contemporary and classical works that run from September to April. PlayMakers Repertory Company has a stage series, PRC², that examines controversial social and political issues. The company has been acknowledged by the Drama League of New York and the American Theatre magazine for being one of the top fifty regional theaters in the country. [2] PlayMakers operate under agreements with the Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists, and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. [3]
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The Historic Playmakers Theatre is a Greek Revival temple built in 1851 that was originally designed by New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis as a combined library and ballroom. Its original name, Smith Hall, was in honor of a former North Carolina Governor, named Benjamin Smith, who donated his land to the university for the building. After the building was also used as a laboratory, bath house, and law school, it became a theater in 1923. The theatre is the perpetual home of the Carolina Playmakers, although their successor, the Playmakers Repertory Company, uses the Paul Green Theatre as their primary venue. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. The Historic Playmakers Theatre is also one of the oldest buildings dedicated to the arts of the university. The theatre is located next to South Building on East Cameron Avenue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [4]
The Paul Green Theatre was completed in 1976 as a 500 seat facility. Located in the Center for Dramatic Arts on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this building is the primary use of the PlayMakers Repertory Company. The company's annual six Mainstage productions are featured in this facility. The Paul Green Theatre is also the home to the professional actors, directors, and artists from across the nation. [5]
The Kenan Theatre was built as an extension to the Paul Green Theatre which stages the main stage plays. The Kenan Theatre seats 265 and features the productions of the PlayMakers Repertory Company's second stage series, PRC². PRC² performs plays that examines controversial social and political issues [2]. Though it is not a part of the mainstage productions, it is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. [6] The venue also hosts productions from the Dramatic and Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a student-run organization known as Lab!. [7]
Justin Adams, David Adamson, LeDawna Akins, Josh Barrett, Dee Dee Batteast, Sarah Berk, Weston Blakesly, Brett Bolton, Janie Brookshire, Bryan Burton, Doug Bynum, Matt Carlson, Nathaniel P. Claridad, Julia Coffey, Jason Edward Cook, Jeffrey Blair Cornell, Toshia Cunningham, David Aron Damane, Kelsey Didion, Ray Dooley, John Dreher, Lenore Field, Julie Fishell, Matt Garner, Matthew Greer, Lucas Griffin, Kathryn Hunter-Williams, Rasool Jahan, Nilan Johnson, Thomasi McDonald, Randa McNamara, Jeffrey Meanza, Marianne Miller, Matthew Ellis Murphy, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Paul O'Brien, Katie Paxton, Kashif Powell, Jason Powers, Charlie Robinson, Jessica Sorgi, Allen Tedder, Ray Anthony Thomas, Jeremy Webb, Michael Winters [9]
Seret Scott, Libby Appel, Vivienne Benesch, Trezana Beverley, Mike Donahue, Brendon Fox, Wendy C. Goldberg, Joe Haj, Kathryn Hunter-Williams, Davis McCallum, Rob Melrose, Mike Wiley [9]
Bill Black, Jan Chambers, Helen Q. Huang, Tyler Micoleau, Cliff Caruthers, Peter West, Mike Yionoulis, Charles K. Bayang, Jade Bettin, Scott Bolman, Burke Brown, McKay Coble, Pat Collins, Jeffrey Blair Cornell, Alexander Dodge, Mike Donahue, Cecilia R. Durbin, Josh Epstein, Nelson T. Eusebio, III, Anthony Fichera, Roz Fulton, Ryan J. Gastelum, Katja Hill, Trevor Johnson, Gregory Kable, Anne Kennedy, Eric Ketchum, Lauren La May, Junghyun Georgia Lee, Richard Luby, Ashley Lucas, David McClutchey, Karen O'Brien, Kristin Parker, John Patrick, Kathy A. Perkins, Mark Perry, Robert Peterson, Rachel Pollock, Bonnie Raphael, Jamila Reddy, Ros Schwartz, Aya Shabu, Narelle Sissons, Sarah Smiley, Rozlyn Sorrell, Heather Stanford, Francesca Talenti, Justin Townsend, Craig Turner, Adam Versenyi, Marion Williams, Jiayun Zhuang [9]
Dramatic and performing arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill