'Our Town' at Ethington Theatre

By Ralph Freso

The GCU theatre department opens the 2025-26 theatrical season with "Our Town," playing today to Sunday and Sept. 19-21 at Ethington Theatre. Story

  • Stage Manager Cora Epton narrates the scenes during rehearsal on Sept. 10, 2025, for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Mrs. Gibbs (Hosannah Adams, left) and Mrs. Webb (Sophie Ford) during rehearsal on Sept. 10, 2025, for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Dr. Gibbs (Ben Sparling) and George Gibbs (Heath Wiggins) during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Director Claude Pensis (seated right) and assistant director Anthony Piunno watch a scene during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town."
  • Mrs. Gibbs (Hosannah Adams) and Dr. Gibbs (Ben Sparling) gaze upon the evening’s stars during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Emily Webb (Lydia Schroeder) gazes upon the evening’s stars during in "Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Rebecca Gibbs (Chloe Rose) and George Gibbs (Heath Wiggins) bicker at the dinner table as Mrs. Gibbs (Hosannah Adams) watches during rehearsal on Sept. 10, 2025, for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town."
  • Mr. Webb (Brandon Erickson-Moen) questions his future son-in-law, George Gibbs (Heath Wiggins), during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town."
  • Stage Manager Cora Epton narrates the scenes during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Theatre instructor Michael Kary watches "Our Town" rehearsals from the shadows at Ethington Theatre on Sept. 10, 2025.
  • The minimal stage design and proximity of the audience stands out in the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Mrs. Gibbs (Hosannah Adams) speaks with her husband, Dr. Gibbs (Ben Sparling), during rehearsal on Sept. 10, 2025, for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Sophie Ford portrays Mrs. Webb during rehearsal on Sept. 10, 2025, for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • Mrs. Gibbs (Hosannah Adams) speaks to her son, George Gibbs (Heath Wiggins), during rehearsal on Sept. 10, 2025, for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town."
  • Emily Webb (Lydia Schroeder) spends a quiet moment with her father (Brandon Erickson-Moen) during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town."
  • Stage Manager Cora Epton narrates the wedding ceremony scene during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.
  • A funeral scene during the Sept. 10, 2025, rehearsal for the theatre department’s production of “Our Town” at Ethington Theatre.

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GCU Magazine

August 2026

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