Senior named a winner in playwright competition

Barter College recently announced the winners of its annual College Playwrights competition and senior English and Theatre major Frances Gray Riggs was named as one of the six winners. Barter’s College Play Festival (CPF) is a 10-Minute Play Festival designed to give Appalachian undergraduate college […]


’23-’24 Season Announced

Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie directed by Sharon Andrews Sep 22 – Oct 1, 2023 Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom based on the book by Lynda Blackmon Lowery; developed for the stage by Ally Sheedy directed by Jackie Alexander (NC Black […]


Play by Cameron Michles (’23) to be Featured in Festival

The play Killing Gilderoy by senior Cameron Michles was among six winning 10-minute plays to be featured in Barter Theatre’s College Playwrights Festival.  The competition celebrates undergraduate students in southern Appalachian states with winners having the opportunity to have professional stage readings of their works and attend workshops with professional […]


aWAKEn: International Scenic Design Competition

The Wake Forest University Department of Theatre & Dance will host an international theatre design competition called aWAKEn, which invites performance designers from around the world to submit scenic designs for the Lauren Gunderson play “Silent Sky.” A design will be selected by an international […]


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