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
Theatre alumna Maisie Chan (’12) has landed an internship at Disney World in Orlando, FL. She says “life at Disney World is very humid, but I’m really enjoying it. I’m really liking everyone who works here and the internship. They have given me the job of being the main Production Assistant for Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival
Theatre majors Trevor Weil (’12), Michael Lee (’13), Steven Bravek (’13) and Jason Goussak (’14) were selected to participate in the USITT Elite training program in Las Vegas, NV. The program, hosted jointly by Cirque du Soleil and USITT, hosted a total of 32 students from across the country. Students were assigned to
Every spring, students in the BFA Theatre Performance program prepare and perform in a showcase for Hollywood professionals. This performance opportunity allows them to network, meet top casting directors, and secure an agent before they graduate from Chapman. This year the BFA Showcase is directed by instructor of theatre Jonathan Pope Evans. Jonathan is a
On April 16, The Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education and the Department of Theatre will present “A Readers’ Theatre Evening: Excerpts from The Trial of God by Elie Wiesel”, directed by Theatre Chair Nina LeNoir. Set in a Ukrainian village in 1649, following a pogrom in which all but two of the village’s Jews were