Theatre Professor's War Letters Preservation Project Wins Cal Humanities Grant
John Benitz, associate professor of theatre, has won a $10,000 Community Stories grant from Cal Humanities to travel throughout California with his production of If…
College of Performing Arts
Music Alumna to Serve as Pacific Symphony Summer Coordinator
Bella Staav (’13) has been hired to act as the 2013 Summer Coordinator for Orange County’s Pacific Symphony. She has served in several different…
Theatre Student News
The TH 329: Dramaturgy Class The TH 329: Dramaturgy class taught by Dr. Jocelyn L. Buckner received a Certificate of Merit from the Kennedy…
Technical Theatre Students Land Cirque du Soleil Internships
Theatre majors Michael Lee (’13), Katey Phillips (’14) and Francesca Muscolo-Arlt (’15) have recently been awarded Cirque du Soleil internships. Michael will take an internship on…
Theatre Alumnus to Debut Play at South Coast Repertory
Eternal Thou by Matthew McCray (’98) will be presented at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, CA from June 6-9, 2013. Framed by the…
Theatre Professor Publishes in Theatre Survey
In March 2013, assistant professor of theatre Jocelyn Buckner presented the paper “’The History of America is the History of Private Property’:…
Music Alumnus Accepted Into Chautauqua Opera Apprentice Program
Music alumnus Brett Sprague (’10) has been accepted into the competitive apprentice program at Chautauqua Opera for the 2013 summer season. He…
More Piano Student Awards
Arsen Jamkotchian (’14) won first place at the 2013 California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT) State Honors Auditions. Arsen won the district competition in the fall…
Piano Performance Major Wins Contemporary Music Festival Competition
Evan Roth (’13), piano performance major, won first place at the Contemporary Music Festival State Final Competition in the 4-year college category. The competition was…
Music Students Win Awards at Percussive Arts Society Competition
Joy Liu Congratulations to music major Joy Liu (’15) for her first place wins at the California Percussive Arts Society’s Competition Festival this April. Joy…
Ready, Set, Showcase! Theatre Performance Majors Ready for Professional Debut
Thirteen theatre performance majors wrapping up their degree requirements will show their best work and formally launch their professional careers as they take the…
If All the Sky Were Paper is Awarded NEA Grant
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its second round of fiscal year 2013 Art Works grants, and Chapman University, through project manager…