Play Review: ‘Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery’
by Kaileigh Willis
Cedarville’s production of “Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” kept its audience intrigued and laughing during its opening night on Thursday April 5th.
A comical retelling of Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” Ken Ludwig’s production follows the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes (Will Douglas) and his partner Dr. Watson (Jordan Fredericks) as they are called to crack a baffling case. After Sir Charles Baskerville’s ...
Book Review: ‘The City Beyond the Glass’
By Sarah Pennington
Gemma Caloprini is trapped. She’s trapped by her father’s rules, which keep her and her two sisters locked within their family’s home. She’s trapped by society’s expectation that she either marry or live out her days in a convent. And she’s trapped by the Glass Doge, who rules the Glass City beyond the mirrors where she and her sisters secretly escape every night to dance and forget their troubles. Then, a fatal misstep on her part destroys both her family’s ...
Play Preview: ‘Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery’
by Ian Sarmiento
Fast, funny and with a slight touch of crazy, Sherlock Holmes makes his way into the DeVries Theatre with more than one twist. Arthur Conan Doyle, the original author of the Sherlock Holmes stories, meant Holmes to be the type of character that tends to keep his personal life private. However, Ken Ludwig’s version of Sherlock in “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” has a history of taking things and giving them satirical twist.
Jordan Fredericks, one of the lead ...
Movie Review: ‘Ready Player One’
by Hunter Johnson
Steven Spielberg says that the three movies that were most difficult to make were: “Jaws,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “Ready Player One.”
“Ready Player One” is the 33rd movie to be directed by Steven Spielberg and is written by Zak Penn and Earnest Cline, the author of the 2011 novel of the same name.
It tells the story of a future where virtual reality has become part of everyone’s world. Wade Watts must complete the VR game in order to stop a large ...
Movie Review: ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’
by Ian Sarmiento
When audiences went to see “Pacific Rim” in 2013, they wanted to see giant robots punch giant monsters. They were not disappointed.
Five years later, they are treated with a sequel with “Pacific Rim: Uprising,” because who doesn’t want to see another epic showdown between robots and monsters? This sequel not only brings back old friends but also introduces new characters as they face off against something much more than another monster threat.
The story follows ...
Cedarville Softball Victorious Over Panthers
by Josh Stevens
Sophomore Heather Lord’s sacrifice bunt allowed freshman McKenna Smith to cross home plate and give Cedarville their second win in the doubleheader against Ohio Dominican on Friday. The Lady Jackets (11-9, 2-0 G-MAC), in their first two home games, won both contests 3-2 against the Panthers (10-15, 0-2 G-MAC) and started conference play with two big wins.
“It’s huge,” head coach Wes Rowe said of the two victories. “That’s a quality team, and they’ll be at the ...
Album Review: ‘Original Mixtape’ EP
by Callahan Jones
In The Brilliance’s "Original Mixtape" EP, released in early March, the worship group presents an enjoyable 18 minutes of music. It's the least focused in the scope of any work that they’ve released to date.
For those unfamiliar with The Brilliance, it is an ever-evolving group centered around the musical compositions of arranger and pianist John Arndt and lyrics and vocals of worship pastor David Gungor. On their debut full-length album “Brother,” released in 2015, ...
Bringing Stories to Life
A behind-the-scenes look at the process of creating Cedarville’s impressive stage productions
by Nathan Robertson
As an audience, it can be easy to forget all the work it takes to put on a theater performance. Before any of the actors or set pieces ever get in front of a crowd, the entire production must go through an extensive process.
All of the shows Cedarville performs are determined the previous academic year.
“When looking at our season selection for this current year, we had ...
Book Review: ‘Ink, Iron, and Glass’
by Sarah Pennington
Every fantasy author wants to write a world that comes to life on the page. But in the world of “Ink, Iron, and Glass,” Gwendolyn Clare’s steampunk historical fantasy debut novel, the science of “scriptology” allows people to literally bring other worlds into existence.
Our heroine, Elsa, comes from one such world created by her mother. But when her mother is abducted and the book that contains her world disappears, Elsa must use her own scriptology skills and ...
STP Preview: ‘Talley’s Folly’
by Katie Milligan
Senior theatre majors Heather Lange and Stephen DeJong will perform their senior theatre project, “Talley’s Folly,” on March 16th at 7 p.m. in Alford Auditorium. Both have poured time, passion, and hard work into their show for Cedarville students to enjoy.
Lange and DeJong have both been heavily involved in mainstage productions during their time at Cedarville. Highlights for both students include roles in “The Music Man,” “The Diary of Anne Frank,” and ...
