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Lab! Theatre

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Public schools grapple with underfunding, lack of mental health personnel

By Kathryn DeHart | February 12

As of 2023, the ratio for school psychologists to students in North Carolina public schools is one psychologist to 1,979 students, while the recommended ...

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Playing with boundaries: UNC student theater encourages the unconventional

By Delphine Liu | December 3

LAB! Theatre premieres student-written play about college senior challenges

By Valeria Cloës | April 22

New Carolina Performing Arts show makes connections between strangers

By Maggie Dunn | March 1

Lab! Theatre is a student-run theater company at the University of North Carolina. It is the oldest student theatre group at UNC. The group was founded in 1982 as a way to provide undergraduates with more performance opportunities. Lab! performs only free shows and they put on up to 12 shows a year. Students participate in all aspects of the theater, including acting, directing, designing and promoting.

The group performs in Kenan Theatre, Historic Playmakers Theatre and an extension of the Paul Green Theatre in the Center for Dramatic Arts building, and has a series of smaller performances as part of a Lab!ratory program. The Lab!ratory program is meant as a forum for more experimental theater. Lab! gained its name from its early practice space in the basement of Graham Memorial.

The group receives support from the Center for Dramatic Art and is overseen by three elected student producers and an appointed Lab! Board.

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'It hasn't been easy': UNC theater groups reflect on year of shifting to virtual shows

By Taylor Molina | December 10

With theater depending on in-person interaction, theater companies in 2020 had to be even more creative to make sure the show would go on virtually. Each ...

'Fear of Buildings' premieres on the virtual stage through LAB! Theatre Company

By Rylee Parsons | October 21

LAB! Theatre Company will showcase “Fear of Buildings,” a free virtual production, from Oct. 23-25. "Fear of Buildings" is a comedy about two ...

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LAB! Theatre supports student playwrights over Zoom

By Ellis Riggsbee | September 24

LAB! Theatre prepare for a Zoom reading of Stuart Wilson's play, "One Foot Forward, One Foot Back," as the group works to help talented student playwrights ...

Four UNC student theater groups collaborate to produce bi-weekly virtual series

By Mae Rowley | September 15

After the University moved classes online, four student-led theatre groups — the Black Arts Theatre Company, The LAB! Theatre, Company Carolina and ...

From the initial analysis of a character's personality to last-minute fittings, UNC's student costume designers work tirelessly to bring plays to life for multiple theater companies. UNC junior Isabella St.Onge discovered her interest in fashion during her childhood. Her mother received a master’s degree in costume design, and St.Onge grew up surrounded by sketches and costuming books. Upon arriving at UNC, she took this fascination with clothing and became involved in student theater groups on campus, including Kenan Theatre Company (KTC) and LAB! Theatre.

'The sky's the limit': Meet the student costume designers at UNC

By Elizabeth Sills | January 20

From the initial analysis of a character's personality to last minute fittings, UNC's student costume designers work tirelessly to bring plays to life ...

"This Is Our Youth" mirrors reality in LAB! Theatre's season opening

By Jodie Londono | September 26

The play delves into the concepts of finding one's identity, becoming independent and moving on from one's mistakes.

A glimpse into a world desensitized to school shootings, as told by UNC students

By Aaron Sugarman | March 19

The LAB! Theatre production "lockdown." takes place two years in the future where people have become desensitized to school shootings and tragedy. ...

Students in the arts bridge gaps to make the "Arts for Everyone"

By Maeve Sheehey | January 22

“If it reaches the whole student population that’s dope as hell, but supporting each other was our initial thought here,” Miller said.

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Students can jump into the theater world with Original Work Festival

By Emily Siegmund | October 31

The LAB! Theatre Company will host their Original Work Festival, and student submissions are open.

The Pillowman redefines storytelling in the LAB! Theatre's upcoming dark comedy

By Lucas Thornton | October 2

UNC's LAB! Theatre Company will kick off this semester with a creative performance based off Martin McDonagh's original work, "The Pillowman."

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UNC student works to write the plays that will tell the story of his generation

By Rachel Jensen | September 12

Junior Gage Tarlton's plays aim to capture the coming-of-age experience of today's youth with the authenticity only someone who has lived it can create. ...

LAB! Theatre puts on a 24-hour festival

By Seth Pyle | August 31

Artists must suffer for their work, but not all artists suffer the same. LAB! Theatre will be performing their 24-hour play festival this Friday ...