
UNCSA
Where the future of art and artist align.
High School, Undergraduate and Graduate Design and Production

UNCSA was life-changing for me. I realize just how much of an effect it's had on my growth overall and is so much a part of who I am and how I relate to people.
Hamilton, MJ the Musical, West Side Story (film)
Is the School of Design & Production right for you?

literacy and more.



Major industry leaders—Disney Entertainment, Cirque du Soleil and TAIT Towers, just to name a few—often hire Design & Production students before graduation for careers in theater, live entertainment, museums, theme parks and beyond.
in the world
—The Hollywood Reporter
Storytelling without words:
Props bring "Spring Awakening" to life
Follow the work of students in the stage properties program as they prepare custom, period-appropriate pieces for UNCSA's production of "Spring Awakening." Students work to build a skeletal piano, create leatherbound books and construct a field of (flame retardant) wheat.
Alumni Success
Our alumni work as make-up artists, stage managers, prop designers, sound engineers,
lighting technicians and
more in some of the most prestigious and well-known institutions across the globe
— on Broadway, on television,
on film and beyond.





Award-winning alumnus Michael Kelley became the Dean of Design & Production in 2015 after achieving success as a senior producer and principal designer on Broadway, in regional theatre, television, film and themed entertainment. He has been an art director and set decorator for HBO, Nickelodeon, Universal Studios, Lifetime Network, Children’s Television Workshop and Walt Disney Imagineering, and he received Emmy Awards for his work on “Deadwood” and “Sesame Street.”