UNCSA Scenic Designers

03/08/2024

We will be hosting a memorial service for our dear friend and professor Eduardo Sicangco on Friday April 5th at 5pm on campus. More specific details to follow. Please join us if you can.

11/24/2023

Join us in teaching Scene Design at UNCSA!
We are looking for a full-time assistant/associate professor of scenic design to begin the fall semester of 2024. We will begin reviewing applications in January. See link to listing

Teach courses primarily within the Scene Design Graduate & Undergraduate Programs in the School of Design and ProductionMentor and supervise Scene Design student assignments and art activitiesServe as an academic advisor and engage with curricular development and operations of the Scene Design depar...

10/30/2023

We are seeking a full-time Assistant/Associate Professor in Scenic Design for our undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Design & Production at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The position will begin fall of 2024. Please share with those who may be interested!

Link to the Job Description is

Teach courses primarily within the Scene Design Graduate & Undergraduate Programs in the School of Design and ProductionMentor and supervise Scene Design student assignments and art activitiesServe as an academic advisor and engage with curricular development and operations of the Scene Design depar...

04/06/2023

Hey NYC alumni - in case you haven't heard, you are invited to a Spring Celebration at Lincoln Center next weekend.

Sunday, April 16, 2023
6-9 p.m.
Lincoln Center Stanley Kaplan Penthouse

Join fellow UNCSA alumni, campus leadership, faculty, staff, supporters and current students for the largest celebration of UNCSA in New York City since 2019! Reconnect with old friends and mingle with alumni across generations.

Hear campus updates from Chancellor Brian Cole and enjoy performances from UNCSA alumni, including master of ceremonies T. Oliver Reid (B.M. Music '93), musician Mikael Darmanie (B.F.A. Music '09), dancer Chelsea Ainsworth (H.S. Dance '06), and musical guests Bandits On The Run, which includes Regina Strayhorn (B.F.A. Drama '13, H.S. '09) and Sydney Torin Shepherd (B.F.A. Drama '13, H.S. '09)!

This event is free to attend. Drinks and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Register here:
https://bit.ly/40mwO98

02/09/2023

A meeting of classical composer Joseph Haydn and the Marvel Universe, A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute’s “Orlando Paladino” landed at the Stevens Center for three out-of-this-world performances this month.

02/05/2023

Congrats to Scene Design Professor Eduardo Sicangco on being awarded the UNCSA Excellence in Teaching Award!

11/22/2022

Our talented students go on to have successful design careers on Broadway, regional theater, film, television, themed entertainment and more. We are still accepting BFA and MFA applications for fall 23.

10/22/2022

We had an inspiring visit to Prof. Clifton Taylor’s exhibit of his oil and watercolor paintings at . It was great to see his extenive body of work and hear about the practice of an artist. Thanks Clifton! .taylor.art

09/10/2022

Congrats to alumnus Jessica Cancino for being selected to receive the 1/52 Project inaugural grant! https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-152-Project-Founded-by-Beowulf-Boritt-Announces-First-7-Early-Career-Designer-Recipients-20220907 design

08/07/2022

Check out this great link highlighting Scene Design Senior McKenna Farlow’s internship this summer with production designer J.P. Connelly. She was chosen for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship Program in Los Angeles. https://news.yahoo.com/designing-woman-064800617.html

05/07/2022

Congratulations all to a successful year and especially our graduating students! We also celebrate Professor Joe Tilford’s retirement - you have been an amazing teacher and mentor to us all!

04/21/2022

Congratulations to all cast, choreographers, creatives and crew for the opening tonight of Spring Dance. Our scene designers worked on 2 of the five pieces presented, Seven Deadly Sins and Before We Go, and they all contribute to a gorgeous evening of dance. Photos by Gisela Estrada. Please tag other contributors.

Seven Deadly Sins
Choreography: Gina Patterson
Scene Design: Gisela Estrada
Lighting Design: Frankie Stiehl-Guerra
Costume Design: Marissa McCullough
Sound Designer: Greyson Moreno
Charge Scenic Artist: Susan Crabtree

Before We Go
Choreography: Grady Bownman
Scene Design: Gabby Nunez
Lighting Design: Eli Thomas
Costume Design: Marissa McCullough
Sound Designer: Greyson Moreno
Property Director : Mahalet Andargachew
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