Lawrence Toppman has covered the arts for The Charlotte Observer and Charlotte News for 37 years. He currently writes about movies, theater, dance, classical music, world music, and jazz. Lawrence has sung with the Opera Carolina chorus for 34 seasons and is devoted to his wife, his cats, his extended family, and his palate (in that order).
Jay Morong is an educator, film programmer, director, actor, and theatrical video designer. His theatrical video design work includes: Hamlet, The Purple Flower, The Colored Museum, The Writer’s Tale, Nocturne and `{`sic`}` all at UNC Charlotte; Tales of the Lost Formicans at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Requiem for New Orleans at the New York International Fringe Festival. Jay has directed several productions at UNC-Charlotte including: The 25th Annual Spelling Bee, Mauritius, The Aliens, and It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman… The Musical!
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