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CoPA Professor John Benitz’s Documentary “Behind the Lines” Wins International Acclaim Theatre and Screen Acting professor John Benitz’s documentary, based on a campus-born stage play, earns top honors and garners international media attention

October 2, 2025 by Sydney Paik | CoPA News

We’re thrilled to celebrate the success of Behind the Lines, a powerful documentary directed by John Benitz, a professor in CoPA’s Theatre department. The film was recently awarded Best Documentary at the Croatia International Film Festival, a momentous achievement for a project that originated right here at Chapman. The documentary—narrated by Annette Bening and featuring

‘If All the Sky Were Paper’ staged for Veterans Day 2015 Show opens tonight at iconic Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA

November 11, 2015 by Jean Taber | CoPA News

Just in time for Veterans Day 2015: If All the Sky Were Paper, the war letters-based play by Chapman University’s Chancellor Fellow Andrew Carroll and directed by Department of Theatre professor and co-chair John Benitz, shows tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Santa Barbara’s iconic Lobero Theatre. This compelling drama was created from Carroll’s New York Times bestselling books

War Letters Come to Life at Kennedy Center in Chapman Production, May 21-22

May 16, 2015 by Valerie McNutt | CoPA News

In honor of Memorial Day, a Chapman University play will be performed at one of the nation’s most prestigious venues. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. will present two performances of If All the Sky Were Paper, a compelling drama written by Chapman University Chancellor Fellow Andrew Carroll and

If All the Sky Were Paper Featured on CNN

December 9, 2013 by Heather | CoPA News

If All the Sky Were Paper, directed by associate professor of theatre John Benitz, was featured on a CNN segment that aired on Veterans Day that also included an interview with playwright Andrew Carroll. Professor Benitz also appeared on WAMC radio , the NPR station for Upstate NY, Western Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and New Jersey

Theatre Professor’s War Letters Preservation Project Wins Cal Humanities Grant

June 26, 2013 by Heather | CoPA News

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 All the Sky Were Paper by Andrew Carroll. The grant will allow the California War Letters Preservation Project to identify, film, and post on the web the stories of California veterans, in

If All the Sky Were Paper is Awarded NEA Grant

April 26, 2013 by Heather | Theatre

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its second round of fiscal year 2013 Art Works grants, and Chapman University, through project manager Associate Professor of Theatre John Benitz, has been awarded $20,000 to support a tour of Andrew Carroll’s If All the Sky Were Paper, produced at Chapman in 2012 and 2010. The