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Calvary Theatre: Measuring the Universe

Calvary Theatre: Measuring the Universe

by | Oct 7, 2016

In 1908 Henrietta Leavitt discovered a way to measure the universe. In 2016 we in the Calvary Theatre department recreate that universe using plywood, paint, and light.

This past Saturday marked load-In for Calvary Theatre’s Fall production, Silent Sky! We moved pre-built pieces of set from the Greenroom hallway to the chapel, and assembled them into a cohesive whole. The entire Theatre department (plus a few non-majors who kindly volunteered their Saturdays to help us) pitched in to do a variety of tasks, and by the day’s end we had:

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curtains,

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several new props,

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a very happy director,

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and at least one terrible pun about “measuring the universe.”

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Here’s the finished product (with bonus actors)!

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Why is the set important?

Just as every story we tell in Calvary Theatre represents a small part of God’s ultimate story, every set we design and build is a distilled version of His universe; a carefully crafted world created to enhance and clarify the themes of the play. Every aspect of the Silent Sky set was chosen deliberately, and the whole thing has something to say to those who take the time to study it.

Intrigued yet? Silent Sky opens in less than one week! Get your tickets at https://www.calvary.edu/theatre-box-office/ or email [email protected]

“Silent Sky” student Christy Stone plays two major roles

“Silent Sky” student Christy Stone plays two major roles

by | Sep 16, 2016

Junior Theatre Arts major Christy Stone is playing two major roles in Calvary Theatre’s next production, Silent Sky. Unusual? Maybe! First, she’s playing the role of Henrietta Leavitt, the woman who in 1912 discovered how to measure the universe. That was no small feat, and required countless hours of reading, measuring, and making calculations from glass photographic plates taken with Harvard Observatory’s Great Refractor Telescope.

Her second role requires no less of a commitment! She’s spending countless hours bringing the Harvard Observatory to life as its set designer. As a result of Christy’s talent and love for set design, she was chosen to design the set and began collaborating with the production’s director, Theatre Arts chair Bobbie Jeffrey, and the production’s technical director, Theatre Arts faculty Kaleb Krahn, back in June of this year.
Christy also serves as Resident Assistant on the third floor of the Calvary dorm. Her girls love her, we love her, and you will, too! Make sure to see this talented young lady as she brings this incredibly moving story to life.

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“Because wonder will always get us there…those of us who insist that there is much more beyond ourselves…”

Over one hundred years ago, a young astronomer by the name of Henrietta Leavitt discovered how to measure the universe! Her accomplishments have remained largely uncelebrated until recent times. Calvary University Theatre Arts is excited to produce the extraordinary story of the woman who produced the body of research that made modern space exploration possible. Living in a time when women were still fighting for the right to vote, she did it all without the use of the telescope, an instrument forbidden for Henrietta and all women of the early twentieth century to use. Think what she could have done with the Hubble!

Join us to wonder! Move into a deeper experience of the handiwork of God!

Box Office

  • Liberty Chapel, 15790 Elmwood, Kansas City, MO 64147
  • Evening Performances:
    • Friday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
    • Saturday, October 15, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
  • Matinee Performances:
    • Thursday, October 13, 11:00 a.m. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
    • Sunday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.
  • Ticket information:
    • Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for students/seniors for all performances except the $7 matinee on Thursday, October 13th.
    • Advance tickets available online at calvary.edu/arts
    • For information and discounts for groups of 10 or more, call 816-322-5152, ext. 1360

Silent Sky is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York

“Silent Sky” student Christy Stone plays two major roles

Introducing the Cast and Crew of “Silent Sky”

by | Sep 9, 2016


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Introducing the Cast and Crew of Calvary Theatre’s next production, Silent Sky!

img_0125Auditions for Silent Sky were held on August 30 with call backs on September 1, and the results are in! This five person cast includes Sedayn Bennett as Margaret Leavitt, Lindsay Lee as Annie Cannon, Corey Ruehling as Peter Shaw, Ana Sharp as Williamina Fleming, and Christy Stone as the central character, Henrietta Leavitt. This is a production you don’t want to miss, so get the dates on your calendar now. A synopsis of Henrietta’s story and information about the production are below…

Over one hundred years ago, a young astronomer by the name of Henrietta Leavitt discovered how to measure the universe! Her accomplishments have remained largely uncelebrated until recent times. Calvary University Theatre Arts is excited to produce the extraordinary story of the woman who produced the body of research that made modern space exploration possible. Living in a time when women had only begun their fight for the right to vote, she did it all without ever looking through a telescope. Telescopes were forbidden viewing for Henrietta and all women of the early twentieth century. Think what she could have done with the Hubble!

Join us to wonder! Come celebrate her life and a move into a deeper experience of the handiwork of God.

  • Liberty Chapel, 15790 Elmwood, Kansas City, MO 64147
  • Evening Performances:
    • Friday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
    • Saturday, October 15, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
  • Matinee Performances:
    • Thursday, October 13, 11:00 a.m. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
    • Sunday, October 16, 2:00 p.m.
  • Ticket information:
    • Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for students/seniors for all performances except the $7 matinee on Thursday, October 13
    • Click here for Advance tickets
    • For information and discounts for groups of 10 or more, call 816-322-5152, ext. 1360

Silent Sky is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York

Calvary Theatre Arts Alum Awarded Scholarship to Purdue’s M.F.A Graduate Actor Training Program

Calvary Theatre Arts Alum Awarded Scholarship to Purdue’s M.F.A Graduate Actor Training Program

by | Aug 28, 2016

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Congratulations to 2013 Calvary University Grad Kenneth England! Kenneth has been awarded a full scholarship plus a $15,000 per year living stipend to Purdue University’s prestigious three year M.F.A. Graduate Actor Training Program. He headed to Lafayette, Indiana this fall to begin his studies. While there, he’ll teach acting to non-majors at the University as a graduate assistant while pursuing his own education. We’re proud of you! Godspeed, Kenneth!