Dance Alumna Wins "Dance Under the Stars" Grand Prize
Dance alumna Elke Calvert (’11) won the Division II Grand Prize Award at the Dance Under the Stars Choreography Festival with her original…
College of Performing Arts
The Rimers of Eldritch: A Dark, Contemporary "Our Town"
The Department of Theatre had originally planned to produce the classic stage play Our Town this spring. When, unexpectedly, the rights were no longer…
Dance and Music Students Tour the Western United States During Interterm
The Chapman University Dance Touring Ensemble, directed by assistant professor of dance Alicia Okouchi-Guy, consists of an elite group of 14 dance majors who…
Theatre Majors Off to Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival!
The Chapman University Department of Theatre is fielding a team of 16 actors to participate in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition at the…
Dance Major Spends Interterm Performing on Both Coasts
Current dance major Zak Schlegel (’13) has been hard at work over the winter break. Zak is performing with Backhausdance, the award-winning Orange County…
Meet Artist
Internationally renowned operatic soprano Carol Neblett has been appointed Artist-in-Residence in the Conservatory of Music by Chapman University Chancellor Daniele Struppa. The College…
Theatre Alumna Lands Role in Lifetime Movie
Department of Theatre alumna Rachel Parsons (’06) was featured in a supporting role as a high school student in Shattered Silence, an…
Conservatory of Music Graduates Placed in Top Five of Metropolitan Opera Competition
Ashley Faatoalia ’06 Ben Bliss ’09 On Saturday, October 20, 2011, Chapman University Conservatory of Music graduates Ben Bliss and Ashley Faatoalia were finalists…
48th Annual Wassail Holiday Concert and Banquet December 2 and 3
A longstanding Chapman tradition, the Holiday Wassail has delighted sold-out capacity crowds for many years. We can trace the long history of the…
Fall Dance Concert to Feature Merce Cunningham MinEvent
The Department of Dance is presenting its annual Fall Dance Concert December 7-10, 2011, featuring the work of legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. The department is privileged…
New Play Announced for Spring 2012
Our spring season will now include the classic drama The Rimers of Eldritch by Lanford Wilson. In a decaying Bible-belt town, a murder trial…
Music Student on Track to Join the Blue Man Group!
Music major Craig Shields (’12) auditioned for the legendary Blue Man Group this fall, and he is on his way to performing with…