Jay Morong

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 Winter's Tale," and "Nocturne," 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. He 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."

Morong earned his master's degree in the Philosophy of Film and Theatre from Boston University and bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.

As a Theatre & Film Studies instructor, his primary focus is on the relationship of digital media to performance and culture and the relationship of theatre to society. He is also an affiliated faculty member in the Film Studies Program and the Digital Arts Center.

Morong also works the as program director for the Charlotte Film Society, as programming director of the Charlotte Film Festival and as a special events film programmer at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Mass.