The bard is back in the Department of Theatre! Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare is a comedy about a cross-dressing, ship-wreck surviving, poetry-loving girl (Viola) who finds herself at the center of a not-so-average love triangle. Full of music, riotous behavior, drink, dance and giving in to self-indulgence, it is thought
Congratulations to everyone involved with the highly successful run of Opera Chapman’s “2012: An Opera Odyssey – The Journey Continues”. Prior to Friday evening’s sold-out performance, Dean Dale Merrill and Liz Crozer, Director of Development, hosted a reception for donors and were especially grateful to have the support of the Orange County Opera
Be sure to mark your calendars for a beloved holiday tradition at the College of Performing Arts: the 49th annual Holiday Wassail. This festive evening will get you in the spirit of the season through sing-alongs of holiday standards as well as pieces celebrating this time of year around the world. Enjoy traditional Wassail drink;
Students of the College of Performing Arts will be traveling the country as well as honing their skills on the Chapman campus in January 2013. The New York Theatre Tour will allow theatre students to analyze the interconnectedness of local and global influences within the New York theatre community, as
Elizabeth Vysin (’11) was admitted as a Masters Theory Candidate at Hartt College of Music in addition to her M.M in performance study. Her work on Berio Sequenza 16 and her undergraduate theory preparation at Chapman were significant enough to not only peak her interest in this area, but to gain her admission in
Department of Dance alumna Monica Mordaunt (’12) was part of San Diego Dance Theatre’s annual Trolley Dances, which are site-specific performances where the audience travels on a trolley to the different performance sites. Read all about this unique event, now in its 14th year, in the U-T San Diego at http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/29/guest-choreographers-help-make-trolley-dances-a/ .
Lexi Sakowitz (’12) recently made her debut on the FX series Sons of Anarchy and will continue to appear on several more episodes throughout the season. Says Lexi, ”It is pretty exciting, and working with those guys was an absolute dream come true. My experience as a screen actor was absolutely invaluable. My reel is what broke
Cody Morgan (’12) has been cast as a Dapper Dan, a turn-of-the-century barbershop quartet that entertains at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. Cody told Backstage.com that he was “on the lookout for something new” when he booked the job, which began with a rehearsal schedule “was 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day for
Backhausdance, the acclaimed Orange-County based modern dance company led by instructor of dance and alumna Jennifer Backhaus (’94), will receive the Arts OC “Outstanding Arts Organization” award at their annual arts awards on September 18. At the forefront of Southern California contemporary dance, this company is now in its 10th year and