UNT Department of Communication Studies Black Box

02/20/2026

The Communication Studies Black Box Theater is elated to present Dr. Elizabeth Melton's show:

Unpacking Longview: A Staged Reading
When: February 27th & 28th at 7:30PM
Where: Black Box Theater, GAB 321
RSVP: Reserve Tickets at https://tinyurl.com/wabnk822 or The QR Code on the flyer

Written and performed by Dr. Elizabeth M. Melton, Unpacking Longview is a performance about public school desegregation, family legacies, and East Texas identity. the performance dramatizes Elizabeth’s research into the long process of desegregating Longview Independent School District. Join her as she unpacks and re-presents her hometown's history using oral histories, news clippings, family stories, and other treasures.
This event will be presented as a staged reading, which is a stripped-down performance style that focuses on the script, storytelling, and the performers' connection with the audience rather than elaborate sets or costumes.

11/16/2023

Join the Performance Interest Group for our annual Fall Showcase on Nov 30th and Dec 1st at 7 pm in the Communication Studies Black Box Theatre. This year we present “Ghost in the Machine,” a showcase of performances wrought by means of AI technology. Join us as we explore the interface and emerging consciousness between the live and the mediated!

To learn more and reserve (free!) tickets, see the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/55wpn7zz

03/24/2023

Come see Broken Diamonds next week in the Black Box!
Written and directed by Mo Gibbins, Broken Diamonds explores how the D.C. Comic villain, Harley Quinn, can be seen as a pedological figure who can help people escape abusive relationships and helps others recognize the signs of abuse. Gibbins' debut performance utilizes personal narratives of abuse survivors within the frameworks of comic books in order to reframe comics as a feminist coping strategy. The show runs from 3/29- 4/2.

Seating is limited so get your tickets quickly!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/broken-diamonds-tickets-596187271177

Content Warning: This show deals with sensitive issues including domestic abuse, gun violence, su***de and sexual assault. If you are struggling with any of these issues, please take some time to check in with yourself before the show to make sure you are in a healthy enough place to view this content. Strobe lights are also used in this performance.

09/08/2022

The Black Box is currently undergoing renovations.
The Black Box will return in Spring 2023.

03/01/2021

Hey COMM studies Alumni, we want to check in with you and see what your up to! If you directed or performed in a Black Box show at UNT we would love to touch base and interview you for a Spotlight in our Newsletter. Please send us a quick message if your interested at [email protected].

10/06/2019

A few years ago, director Stevie Walker-Webb was in the audience during a talkback at the end of a new play he’d just seen. It was called “Esai’s Table,” and

09/18/2019

If someone were to ask me to describe the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury, I would start with Shattering. I would add Visceral, Iconoclastic, and Stinging. The playwright has fashioned a story that reflects feelings and words that have gone unspoken. At least not in pub...

05/29/2019

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06/10/2018

Coming to the UNT Department of Communication Studies Black Box September 7th and 8th! UNT Alum Nkechi Chibueze's one woman show, PerVirgin.

Nkechi Chibueze lays it all out in her funny performance PerVirgin at the Dallas Solo Fest.

04/24/2018

ARE YOU READY for the Performance Interest Group student showcase? Performances begin TODAY at 7pm in GAB 321 and continue through April 28. Tickets are available in GAB 309.

03/21/2018

TONIGHT in the Black Box...Pick up your tickets in GAB 309 today!

TONIGHT IN THE BLACK BOX THEATER --Don't miss "Juanita's Art of Hair Fashion or What we talk about when we talk about HAIR!"

&& Tickets are FREE! Come by GAB 309 and sign-up Today!