Department of Visual and Performing Arts
North Carolina A&T’s Theatre Arts Program presents Tartuffe. Deception, sarcasm, and exaggeration are all on display in North Carolina A&T’s production of the hilarious 16th-century satire Tartuffe written by Moliere
Celebrating Pride Month, Common Thread Theatre Collective is back for the summer with an extremely funny, audacious southern retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy Hamlet, titled Fat Ham Common Thread Theatre Collective (CTTC), a collaboration between Davidson College and North Carolina A&T State University (NC A&T), is pleased to announce its third season of summer productions. Continuing with a mission to produce theatre by and about traditionally underrepresented communities, this season CTTC will produce the Pulitzer-Prize winning play by North Carolina native James Ijames, Fat Ham, directed by Xulee Vanecia J, NC A&T Theatre Professor. The play will take place in June 2024, in the Barber Theatre on the campus of Davidson College in Davidson, NC. This season will mark the first performances by CTTC in Greensboro at the Paul Robeson Theatre on NC A&T’s campus.
Award-winning playwright Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece Hamlet as a delectable comedic tragedy. The lead character Juicy is a queer, Southern college student, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, who is well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man is trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love, loss, pain, and Pride.
- Fri., Jun. 14 @ 7:30 PM
- Sat., Jun. 15 @ 7:30 PM
- Sun., Jun. 16 @ 2:00 PM
- Wed., Jun. 19 @ 7:30 PM
- Thurs., Jun. 20 @ 7:30 PM
- Fri., Jun. 21 @ 7:30 PM
- Sat., Jun. 22 @ 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
- Thurs., Jun. 27 @ 7:30 PM
- Fri., Jun. 28 @ 7:30 PM
- Sat., Jun. 29 @ 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
- Sun., Jun. 30 @ 3:00 PM
Tickets can be purchased through commonthreadtheatre.org or directly at https://itzy.io/fatham
NaTasha Yvette Williams '92 Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University theatre arts program alumna NaTasha Yvette Williams ‘92 has won a 2024 Grammy Award as a principal vocalist.
Williams triumphed in the category of Best Musical Theater Album for her outstanding contribution to “Some Like It Hot,” a jazz age musical adaptation of the beloved 1959 Billy Wilder film.
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts provides students with exceptional professional programs, which combine development in artistic disciplines and career preparation in the arts. These programs are delivered through individualized and small-group instruction within a broad-based curriculum.
Each of our areas of study - Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts has a long and strong academic and performance history. From Afro-Caribbean Dance to Jazz Music, Classical Theatre and Graphic Design, our talented students are lead by gifted professors whose primary goal is excellence.
The department fosters creativity, exploration and discovery in students though inter-disciplinary collaboration and outreach inspiring growth, change and global awareness through the arts. Our faculty subscribe to the highest academic, artistic and ethical standards for themselves and their students.
We invite you to experience our areas of study, performance events and the overall excitement of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.
John Henry, Jr., DMA
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Email: jphenry@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-256-2137
Fax: 336-256-2570
Christopher Moore
Administrative Associate
Phone: 336-256-2137
Email: cmoore12@ncat.edu
