Cedarville University

Cedarville University theatre's spring production of "The Beams are Creaking" will run from March 31-April 2 and April 7-10. The show's lead roles will be played by Josiah Kareck, senior from Antioch, Tennessee, as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Sam Acosta, junior from Noblesville, Indiana, as Corporal Knobloch, along with a supporting cast who portray friends, family and co-conspirators.

Cedarville University theatre's winter musical production "Meet Me in St. Louis" will run February 3-5 and 10-13 in Cedarville's DeVries Theatre. The show's leads will be played by Riley Howell, junior from Nashville, Tennessee, as Esther Smith; and Josiah Kareck, senior from Antioch, Tennessee, as John Truitt.

Cedarville's theatre program will present an adaptation of the beloved children's book "Anne of Green Gables" for this year's fall play. The show runs September 30 through October 2 and October 7-10 in Cedarville's DeVries Theatre. Tickets go on sale September 14 and can be purchased from cedarville.edu/ticketinfo. Show times vary based on date. The play is open to the public. "Anne of Green Gables" is a light-hearted story with powerful themes. The tale of a rural Canadian community, it traces protagonist Anne Shirley's escapades after her orphanage accidentally sends her, instead of a boy, to a Prince Edward Island farm. Optimistic, romantic, full of whimsy and sacrifice, the drama is a natural choice for Cedarville. Hannah Bradley, a sophomore theatre major from Pittsboro, Indiana, will play Anne.

A new creative collaboration opportunity has Cedarville University students joining forces to produce multimedia art projects. "The Duos Project: A Collaborative Experience" connects visual artists with writers for the purpose of creating a final project incorporating both writing and images. English majors Rachel Rathbun, a sophomore from Hubbardston, Massachusetts, and Grace Kohler, a junior from Elyria, Ohio, have been overseeing the project since its inception in January. Rathbun came up with the idea from observing the artwork on display at a coffee shop in her hometown.

Even though they haven't been able to play in Cedarville University's chapel because of the coronavirus pandemic, the university jazz band, true to its musical roots, has decided to improvise. With improving data on the pandemic, the jazz band can now perform in Jeremiah Chapel, which it will do on Friday, March 19, at 7 p.m. The concert is open to the public and free of charge. Protocols for social distancing and masking are still in place due to COVID-19 guidelines.

Even though they haven't been able to play in Cedarville University's chapel because of the coronavirus pandemic, the university jazz band, true to its musical roots, has decided to improvise. With improving data on the pandemic, the jazz band can now perform in Jeremiah Chapel, which it will do on Friday, March 19, at 7 p.m. The concert is open to the public and free of charge. Protocols for social distancing and masking are still in place due to COVID-19 guidelines.

The junior year may have ended on a low note for Cedarville University class of 2021 music students, but they hope to end on a high note in their final semester with re-imagined senior recitals. Wright Harvey, an oboe performance major from Wyomissing, PA, will preform Saturday, March 20 at 3 p.m. in the Dixon Ministry Center Recital Hall.

The junior year may have ended on a low note for Cedarville University class of 2021 music students, but they hope to end on a high note in their final semester with re-imagined senior recitals. Jacy Stahlhut, studying music with a concentration in harp performance from Lebanon, Indiana, will preform Saturday, March 27 at 3 p.m. in the Dixon Ministry Center Recital Hall.

The junior year may have ended on a low note for Cedarville University class of 2021 music students, but they hope to end on a high note in their final semester with re-imagined senior recitals. Landon Cina, a music composition major from Morrisonville, Illinois, will preform Saturday, April 10, at 11 a.m in the Dixon Ministry Center Recital Hall.

The junior year may have ended on a low note for Cedarville University class of 2021 music students, but they hope to end on a high note in their final semester with re-imagined senior recitals. Micah Yeh, a music major with a focus in trumpet performance from California, Maryland, will preform Saturday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. in the Dixon Ministry Center Recital Hall.

The Cedarville theatre department will perform "Four One Act Plays," written by Anton Chekhov. "Four One Act Plays" will open Thursday, Feb. 4 and close Sunday, Feb. 14. Zach Krauss of Temple, Texas, a second-year student pharmacist and research assistant, is dramaturg for the production.

For Cedarville University senior studio art major Anastasia Bisel from Baltimore, Ohio, her "wild, fantastic" dreams of dragons, coupled with her faith and creativity, have sparked her life's passions and interests that she has woven into her art and writing. "Heart of Aegia: The Hunt for the Gold Wing" is the first of her four-part novel series about several characters in a fantasy world who uncover the true history of a war between the races that was hidden by centuries of propaganda. While only a fraction of the story is about dragons, Bisel's fascination with the mythical creatures set the story in motion.

Kari Nupson, a senior studio art student at Cedarville University, whose military family currently lives in La Plata, Maryland, was selected as a 2019-2020 Yeck Fellow for the intensive Dayton Art Institute's Yeck College Artist Fellowship. The online exhibition, which includes the work Nupson did during the fellowship, is now available online. The oil paintings she created during the fellowship are based on the works of Dayton poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was born in 1872 and is known for breaking racial and social boundaries with his poetry.

When Kasey Pot, a sophomore at Cedarville University from Lebanon, OH, found herself singing a capella and reading a children's book in an impromptu interview, she knew the job would be unusual. She just didn't expect to trade her college dorm room for a tour bus. As a worship major, Pot had musical ambitions walking into her freshman year. But when she didn't make Cedarville's HeartSong Ministries as a potential vocalist, her hopes were met with disappointment. Instead, Pot was selected for the all-girl band Rekindle, a part of the department of music and worship. When her team led worship in Cedarville's daily chapel service, Pot caught the attention of that day's speaker, Dannah Gresh, founder of Pure Freedom Ministries and True Girl. Gresh offered Pot a chance to work with True Girl, touring North America for 9 months and sharing about having faith in Jesus Christ with moms and their 7- to 12-year-old daughters.

Cedarville University's theatre department will present "All My Sons," opening on October 1 in the DeVries Theatre in the Stevens Student Center. The play will run through October 11. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 937-766-7787.

Cedarville University will be among nine schools from around the globe to participate in a virtual international worship event on October 22. This event, hosted by Next Level Worship, will take place from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and will include schools and universities from Mexico, Zambia, Germany and the United States. Next Level Worship, a nonprofit in Lacey's Spring, Alabama, has organized four similar live interactive praise gatherings in the past and is greatly anticipating this year's event. Because of the virtual format, Cedarville students will meet with college students all over the globe who share a common faith while representing many cultures, languages and locales.

Noah Ayers, a Cedarville University junior worship major, released his song "Open Arms" on May 15, and it has already reached 100,000 streams on Spotify worldwide. For the last four months, Ayers has had approximately 15,000-20,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Multiple songs of Ayers have reached 3,000 streams individually. Ayers' song "Jesus Our Savior" is played on Cedarville's campus' radio station, Resound Radio. He performed "Jesus Our Savior" during Cedarville's 2019 Thanksgiving worship chapel and performed his Christmas song "Can You Hear" at his local church, Grace Baptist Church in Cedarville, Ohio. He also tours around the greater Cedarville area with his band doing worship nights and concerts.

Cedarville University's acapella group "The Inversions" will perform their fall concert, "Joy & Wonder," on Friday, Nov. 22, in the Cedarville Opera House

Cedarville University student Hunter Johnson plays Antipholus of Syracuse in "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare.

Blake Hansher from Grove City, Ohio, is the dramaturg for Cedarville University's presentation of "The Comedy of Errors," which included preparing a background historical guide for audience members.

Cedarville University Student Susanna Edwards' "Message Dress" Makes Statement Coast to Coast

Cedarville University Student Connor Haynes Prepares for Year-End Musical

Cedarville University Student Karlie Ward Stars in Year-End Musical

Cedarville University Junior Abigail Krakora Performs in "Appointment with Death"

Cedarville University Student Jeremy Smith Prepares to Perform in "Fools" Play