Terra Hodge

Terra Hodge was born in Raleigh, NC but raised in Zebulon, NC.  She received a BA in Theatre Education from North Carolina Central University and a MA in Film and TV Production from Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus.  She is currently the Theatre Arts teacher at Culbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill where she was named the 2017–2018 teacher of the year and was selected as a top 3 finalist for the district teacher of the year.  She has directed many shows at her school and received an Excellence in Directing award at the 2016 NCTC Middle School Play Festival. Some of her professional  directing credits include The Amen Corner (Agape), Crowns (RLT), Nickel and Dimed, and Co-director of A Raisin in the Sun (both JTP productions). She is no stranger to the stage, and has performed in many shows. Her favorite roles include Vera Stark in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (NRACT), Serena in Porgy and Bess, Celie in The Color Purple, Mary in Black Nativity, Sarah’s Friend in Ragtime (all JTP productions), and Charlene/Ensemble in Dreamgirls (Theatre Raleigh). In addition to being a performer and a director for theatre, Terra has written, produced, and directed several short films, one of which was screened at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC.