Tucked off the main campus, down in the rehearsal studios of the Entertainment Technology Center on Palm Avenue, there’s some serious fun under way. Students are drinking, dancing, jesting and carousing their way through a wacky love triangle of a story. Oh, and there’s cross dressing. And a shipwreck. If it sounds
Nine Department of Theatre majors will be attending the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Regional Festival in Los Angeles February 14-16, 2013 to compete in acting and directing competitions. The Irene Ryan Acting Competition nominees are selected by guest respondents for outstanding performances in Theatre productions in the previous calendar year. For
The Department of Dance’s annual Works in Progress show will feature 31 first-time choreographers and 66 dancers split into two separate concerts Saturday and Sunday. Says director Robin Kish, assistant professor of dance, “the students have been rehearsing since January 2 and are excited to present their final works on stage!” Works in Progress
The James L. Doti President’s Piano Series was founded in 2011 with the mission of providing access to acclaimed pianists for both the Southern California community and the students of Chapman University. Under the artistic direction of Grace Fong, each year the President’s Piano Series presents internationally acclaimed pianists and ensembles from throughout the
The Chapman University Conservatory of Music has been named in honor of William Hall, DMA, our longtime choral director and dean who is celebrating his 50th year at Chapman, and Newport Beach couple Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco, whose transformational support of the performing arts at Chapman has included their leadership of the fundraising drive for the
Donald Guy, assistant professor of theatre, is currently Lighting Designer for the production of Chapter Two by Neil Simon at The Laguna Playhouse. Directed by Andrew Barnicle, Chapter Two is Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical comedy about George, a middle-aged writer who is trying to deal with life after his wife’s untimely death. The performances run until February
If January seems a little quiet around Oliphant Hall, that’s because the Chapman University Singers have hit the road for their annual interterm tour to Northern California and Nevada high schools and music academies. But the good news is that that they’ll all be back for their traditional Post Tour Concert on Friday,
On January 12, Pacific Symphony will present an abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute for their Family Series in which all of the roles will be performed by Chapman students and alumni, directed by Chapman’s director of operatic studies, Peter Atherton. This 45-minute performance is ripe with original narration and dialogue designed to introduce children to the
Theatre alumna Whitney Kaufman (’06) has performed several recent engagements with the Kansas City Symphony, in their Christmas concerts as well as Disney in Concert last summer. She has also performed a program of Oscar-winning songs with the Malaysia Philharmonic in Kuala Lumpur, and has been appearing as a principal vocalist in Disney in Concert
“I’m feeling on top of the world!” said Dr. Nicholas Terry, director of percussion studies and assistant professor of music at Chapman University. He’s a member of the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, the acclaimed chamber percussion group whose latest recording, “Rupa-Khandha,” was nominated yesterday for three Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Best Small Ensemble Performance,