The Chapman University College of Performing Arts is working in collaboration with the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) to administer a one-of-a-kind survey that explores the lives of arts alumni nationwide. This fall, all performing arts graduates of Chapman University will receive an email invitation to participate in the SNAAP online survey. By verifying
The Department of Theatre will be bringing back a unique theatrical experience which premiered at Chapman in 2010. Based on bestselling author Andrew Carroll’s journey around the world to collect letters written during wartime, If All the Sky Were Paper is a heartfelt drama seen through the eyes of both those on the war front
Professor Alicia Okouchi-Guy, Department of Dance, and Professor Don Guy, Head of Entertainment Technology, will once again bring Cirque du Soleil to Chapman University. The second annual Cirque du Soleil Entertainment and Technology Symposium will be Friday, October 12 – Sunday, October 14, 2012. The symposium will offer a variety of master classes for
Theater alumnus Casey Adler (’11) has a recurring role on the new ABC Family show Bunheads . Casey says “ Bunheads was a fantastic experience over the summer. I played the love interest of one of the lead ballerinas, Boo. The moment I entered the gates of Sunset Gower Studios on June
Adriana Chavez (’00) is nominated for a New York Innovative Theatre Award (IT Awards) for Outstanding Ensemble for her work in Homunculus: Reloaded, produced by Homunculus Mask Theater. “My favorite part of working on this project was collaborating with the other actors and the director, Joe Osheroff. We were all encouraged to give
To celebrate Shakespeare Orange County’s 20th anniversary, artistic director Tom Bradac – also a Chapman University associate professor – developed an international production of the Bard’s seldom-produced erotic poem “Venus and Adonis.” It was staged in June as part of the Fringe Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, and was met with rave reviews. The same
Tamiko Washington, associate professor of theatre, directed the highly successful The Indian Wants the Bronx for the Hollywood Fringe Festival this summer with her company, the Actors Circle Ensemble. Reviews can be found at http://cinesnatch.blogspot.com/2012/06/theatre-review-indian-wants-bronx.html, http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/project/view_review/1774, and http://playwritingworld.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/the-indian-wants-the-bronx-at-the-hollywood-fringe-fest/. For more information on the production, visit http://losangeles.bitter-lemons.com/2012/06/15/hollywood-fringe-profile-actors-circle-ensemble/.
Donald Guy, assistant professor of theatre, recently served as the lighting designer/director for Masters of Illusion – Live! He designed to sold-out performances at the the MAX Pavilion Expo in Singapore and the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Manila, Philippines. The production featured a cast of award-winning magicians including Joaquin Ayala and Tanya,
Jonathan Pope Evans, assistant professor of theatre, admits his film may not be easy to watch. The Buried chronicles the hate crime murder of a gay man in rural Alabama, and Evans opted for a surreal filmmaking style, recounting the event with dreamlike imagery. But the experimental narrative about the 2004 murder is gaining
OC-centric: Orange County’s New Play Festival returns to the Chapman University campus this month with full productions of 5 new works from Orange County playwrights. Under the artistic direction of associate professor of theatre Tamiko Washington, Chapman theatre majors and alumni work side-by-side with professional actors and directors in this exciting event. Supported generously by