The greatest showman came to California Baptist University, April 5 – April 13, with Wallace Theatre’s production of “Barnum” (1890), a musical portrait of the nineteenth century career of P.T. Barnum, co-founder of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. CBU students brought the whimsical spectacles to life with a show of song and […]
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‘She Loves Me’ offers music, love, perfume
California Baptist University’s Wallace Theatre will present the musical “She Loves Me,” featuring music by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and script by Joe Masteroff (1963). “She Loves Me” stars Daniel Beimford, junior theater major, as Georg and Sam Shroll, senior theater and behavior science double major, as Amalia. The production’s director is Lisa Lyon, […]
Fall production gets ‘Lost in Yonkers’
The 2018-19 season of California Baptist University’s Wallace Theatre began Oct. 12 with a production of “Lost in Yonkers,” written by late American playwright Neil Simon. With a small cast, the show is highly regard- ed by many playwrights. In 1991, “Lost in Yonkers” won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The show takes place in […]
Theater production offers audience escape from finals, stresses, anxiety
California Baptist University’s theater production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods” offered students and audience members an escape from the stresses of life, or in the cases of college students, final exams and projects that are just around the corner. In a world where stress and anxiety seem to be a more prominent part of […]
Seniors create theatre company
Student-run, student-led and student-featured. A dream come true for Caleb Leal, senior theater major. Open Source Theatre Company debuted its first ever 10-minute play showcase, and with the help of 10 individuals the show had a great turnout. Leal, along with friend and colleague Sean Lewis, senior theater major and public relations coordinator of Open […]
CBU gives twist to a classic story
The theater program at California Baptist University is presenting Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” adapted for the stage by Karen Louise Hebden, in Wallace Theater. The show opened Nov. 17 and will close Dec. 2. Daniel Beimford, sophomore theater major, was cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in the play and said he is excited about the […]
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ hits the stage
Wallace Theater’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” is an engaging tale of Seymour Krelborn and his exotic plant, Audrey II. Seymour cultivates this plant, named after his crush. The plot revolves around Audrey’s attempt to bring customers to Mr. Mushnik’s failing flower shop. What Mr. Mushnik fails to realize is the plant’s insatiable thirst […]
C.S. Lewis’ “Great Divorce” opens at CBU
Travel to Heaven and back this November through California Baptist University’s “The Great Divorce,” a play based C.S. Lewis’ novel. In the play, the audience will gain an interesting view of Heaven, Hell and the price of each through the journey of a group of shadowy spirits from a place called “Grey Town,” symbolizing Hell, […]