College of Arts and Media

National Anthem Auditions Turn Out the Talented

Singing the national anthem before sporting events is a tradition that gained footing during World War II, when baseball stadiums became large-scale displays of patriotism. […]

GCU Arena Hits ‘Home Run’ in Its First Concert

GCU Arena announced itself as a game-changer for the University on Friday night with a knockout staging of its first concert, a Christian rock show […]

Praise God and Pass the Sunscreen: A Summer on the Road

After 58 nights, 14,000 miles and thousands of GCU-branded coconut sunscreen bottles, Trevor Roberts and Spencer Fehrenbacher claim they have seen it all. The duo […]

Symphony’s Maestro Brings Encouraging Words

Insisting that “there’s never a good time or a bad time to be in the arts,” Phoenix Symphony music director Michael Christie gave an insightful […]

Stage Is True Love for GCU Sophomore

For GCU sophomore Elizabeth Pabst, the theatre has always called to her. “Ever since I was little, I’ve loved it,” she says. “I used to […]

For Laughs, You Can’t Beat ‘You Can’t Take It With You’

“You Can’t Take It With You,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning play that opened the Ethington Theatre Series over the weekend, is every bit as entertaining as […]

Alumnus Returns to Ethington Stage for Season Opener

Any actor can dream of Broadway. Mike Hegeman dreams of a small, 300-seat theatre in west Phoenix — more than 20 years after he performed […]

Growing Dance Program Plans ‘Second First Year’

Start-ups are never easy, as GCU’s director of dance, Susannah Keita, has discovered. Building a dance program from the ground up has been difficult, and […]

New Life Singers Make the Most of Tour

Choir caps a successful first year with a 4,500-mile trip through Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas, giving 16 performances over two weeks and spending time in […]