Common Thread Theatre Collective
Join us for our fifth summer season of live, professional theatre on Â鶹ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø's campus! The partnership with NC A&T continues this summer as we look forward to bringing you two staged readings by Carolina playwrights!
Common Thread Theatre Collective (CTTC) will create bold, fresh theatre that engages with our Lake Norman and wider Charlotte communities in an intentional and provocative way around inclusive stories of contemporary relevance.
We want to create a strong company of local artists that value professional standards of production and work with us to produce stories that center traditionally underrepresented communities.
Common Thread would not be achievable without generous funding from the Bacca Visiting Artist and Scholar Program and the Clark Ross Academic Innovation Fund.
Your gift will help Common Thread keep our local theatre artists engaged in making bold, fresh theatre for our communities! Please click the button below and select "other" from the drop-down menu and then designate your gift to the Common Thread Theatre Collective. We appreciate your support!
Summer 2026
For the second season CTTC is giving focus to the origin of theatre productions by beginning at the beginning with the playwright. The work of the playwright is central to the world of theatre. They are the originator, interpreter, and voice of individual communities and institutions. Playwrights have the power to write stories that reflect and shape our culture. Through their writing, they introduce audiences to new ideas, perspectives, and experiences, challenge societal norms, and encourage critical thinking.
For two weekends CTTC will shine a spotlight on two different playwrights, presenting a directed and rehearsed reading of their play. This unique event offers audiences a rare opportunity to witness fresh, original stories from voices in our own community.
The Race
Written by Brian Daye; directed by Eric J. Little
An African American criminal defense attorney agrees to represent a White Supremacist Death Row Inmate falsely accused of murder. The attorney is the White Supremacist’s last hope for a clemency appeal before the inmate is scheduled to die by lethal injection at midnight on Christmas Eve morning.
Massage Group Therapy
Written by David Schoenfeld; directed by Vanecia Boone
Four female massage therapists face challenges like blurred boundaries, emotional labor, and client entitlement, affecting their work and personal lives. They explore the meaning of healing while focusing on self-protection. Through mutual support, they reclaim their profession, voices, and dignity within a framework of consent, care, and solidarity.
