by Webmanager | Mar 8, 2017
Last weekend, Ana Sharp as Belle and Lee Garlett as Gaston played to sell-out crowds in the Calvary Theatre Arts production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! In case you’re planning on coming but haven’t reserved your tickets yet, the Friday, 3/10 show has a few tickets still available at the door and tickets for our Saturday, 3/11 and Sunday 3/12 show are going fast but still available online at https://www.calvary.edu/theatre-box-office. Get ’em while you can!
The box office opens Friday at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s shows are at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:45 and Sunday’s matinee is at 2;00 p.m. with doors open at 1:00 p.m. Join us for the rollicking fun of Be Our Guest and a tale as old as time!
by Sara Klaassen | Feb 24, 2017
Weekly Portraits of Calvary Life
If you haven’t purchased your tickets for a performance of Beauty and the Beast, please don’t wait any longer. Seating is limited, and our Thursday matinee is already sold out! Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are working hard to make this a memorable production that you won’t want to miss. Click here for more information about show times and ticket prices. If you are planning to attend the Alumni Night reception before the March 11 performance, please use this contact form to let me know.
The cast of Beauty and the Beast
Sara Klaassen
Alumni Relations Coordinator
Use this contact form to send your nomination for Alumnus of the Year by March 3.
Upcoming Evidence Performances
February 26, 10:15 a.m. at Faith Bible Church in Kansas City, MO
Upcoming Basketball Games
March 1-4, ACCA National Tournament (Men) at Joplin, MO
Upcoming Calvary Events
February 2-28 Alumni Phone-a-thon
February 25 Guest Piano Recital by Scott Carrell
March 2-5, 10-12 Beauty and the Beast March 11 is Alumni Night!
March 9-11 College Days
by Sara Klaassen | Dec 2, 2016
Upcoming Events
I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to our final fine arts events of the semester coming up this weekend and next. How Great Our Joy is a Christmas concert, featuring Chorale, Evidence, solo, and instrumental performances, taking place this evening at 7:30. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Tomorrow night is WinterShorts, the new name for our December acting recital, which will showcase scenes (one of which was written by alumnus Kevin Stone) directed by Calvary students. Admission is free, so come join us tomorrow at 7:00 p.m.
Today is the deadline to purchase tickets for a Madrigal Dinner on December 9, 10, or 11. You won’t want to miss out on this wonderful combination of food, music, and a Christmas story.
For more information on each of these events, click on the links in the “Upcoming Calvary Events” section below.
Sara Klaassen
Alumni Relations Coordinator
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Upcoming Calvary Events
December 2 How Great Our Joy (Christmas concert)
December 3 Winter Shorts (acting recital)
December 9-11 Madrigal Dinners
December 14 Last Day of Semester
January 3-6 J-Term
Upcoming Basketball Games
December 3, 6:00 p.m. Men vs. Union at Lincoln, NE
December 6, 5:00 (Women) & 7:00 p.m. (Men) vs. Kansas Christian at Home
December 9, 5:30 (Women) & 7:30 p.m. (Men) vs. Baptist Bible at Home
Upcoming Evidence Performances
January 22, 10:45 a.m. at Abiding Faith Baptist Church and Mission in Kansas City, MO
by Webmanager | Nov 28, 2016
Calvary Theatre Arts Presents WinterShorts!
Could that winsome, forlorn little duck be a caricature of Merv Wagner? No, ladies and gents! That is actually another cast member from one of our scenes in WinterShorts, The Ugly Duckling, by A.A. Milne. Mr. Merv Wagner stars as the hen-pecked King in a Kingdom ruled by his domineering queen. Between the two of them, they have a daughter who her father describes as…shall we say…beautiful in character. We are so delighted to welcome Merv into the cast. He brings exceptional gravitas to this scene directed by Ana Sharp!
Make sure you plan to make it to see the other six scenes this Saturday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m.!
The Death of Trotsky…SEVEN unique times! By David Ives, directed by Corey Ruehling
Freefalling: TWO – count ’em – TWO air plane crashes on our relatively small stage. Directed by Kyle Nieft
Pride and Prejudice…with THREE – count ’em – THREE marriage proposals. By Jane Austin, directed by Lindsay Lee
The Proposal…with yet ANOTHER marriage proposal! By Anton Chekhov, directed by Tim McGuire
The Glass Menagerie…a Tennessee Williams classic directed by Amy Garlett
A Respectable Birth…a Calvary Christmas story premiere by Kevin Stone and directed by Christy Stone
15790 Elmwood, KCMO
Free to the public!
Serving our infamous All-You-Can-Chomp $2 concessions
by Sara Klaassen | Oct 21, 2016
Silent Sky
Last weekend our Theatre Arts Department presented the play, Silent Sky. They brought to life the account of Henrietta Leavitt, who discovered how to measure the universe without ever looking through a telescope. Junior Christy Stone played Henrietta and also designed the set for the production. The small cast of five students and large crew did a marvelous job taking us back to the early 1900s and telling a little-known story.
Williamina Fleming (played by Ana Sharp) and Henrietta Leavitt (played by Christy Stone)
Sara Klaassen
Alumni Relations Coordinator
Upcoming Calvary Events
October 25-28 Charles C. Ryrie Lecture Series
November 3 OUTPOUR Youth Pastors’ Conference
November 11 Masterworks Chorus: The Seven Last Words of Christ
November 17 Beauty and the Beast Auditions – Also open to alumni and friends of Calvary
Upcoming Volleyball Games
October 21-22, MCCC Tournament at Manhattan, KS
Upcoming Soccer Games
October 20-22, MCCC Tournament at Moberly, MO
October 25, 4:00 p.m. vs. Baptist Bible at Springfield, MO
October 29, 10:00 a.m. vs. Emmaus Bible at Dubuque, IA
Upcoming Basketball Games
October 29, 3:00 p.m. Men vs. Dordt at Sioux Center, IA
Upcoming Evidence Performances
October 30, 10:30 a.m. at Graham Union Church in Graham, MO
November 6, 10:30 a.m. at Word of Life Community Church in Peculiar, MO
November 6, 6:00 p.m. at Sherwood Bible Church in Kansas City, MO
by Webmanager | Oct 12, 2016
When the Calvary Theatre department took on the show Silent Sky, a play which revolves around the stars, we knew immediately that lighting would be a crucial element in our production. Thankfully, Kaleb Krahn, our Technical Director, is more than up to the challenge! An alumnus of Calvary, Kaleb just finished his M.F.A. in Technical Direction from UMKC last spring and he’s already deep into the heart of Calvary Theatre! Whether he’s designing lighting, building sets, or teaching classes, Kaleb does everything with energy and excellence. I sat down with him after a rehearsal one night as he was programming cues, and got his take on the upcoming production.
As Technical Director, what are your responsibilities in Silent Sky?
Essentially, I oversee the technical aspects of the show. Working with the set designer, building the set, designing and implementing the lighting, overseeing sound design, and coordinating set construction.
Why is lighting important for stage productions?
Well, first off, having light on the stage makes it possible to see what’s going on! Additionally, good lighting design brings life to the set and costumes. It adds dimensionality and brings out colors. Lighting also narrows focus, directing the audience’s attention where it needs to be.
What makes this show unique in terms of lighting?
Silent Sky is very demanding on the lighting side. The show spans over 10 years, and showing the passage of time in a matter of seconds is a challenge. There are also several geographical locations in the script, so representing and differentiating them, as well as the various times of day during which the action occurs, was an important part of the lighting design process.
What is your favorite moment in the show to light?
Either the final moment of the play, or a dream sequence in which we use lighting to draw the audience into the character’s imagination, and then back to reality.
If you want to see Kaleb’s brilliant lighting design, it’s not too late to get tickets! Silent Sky opens this weekend!
Thursday October 13 at 11:00 a.m.
Friday October 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday October 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday October 16 at 2:00 p.m.
Get your tickets now at https://www.calvary.edu/theatre-box-office/ or by emailing [email protected].
