Welcome to CSOP
Chapman Student Organized Productions, also known as CSOP, is a collaborative theatre club at Chapman University. We create high production-value musicals in the spring and offer students the opportunity to perform, direct, design, and tech at the industry-level. Open to all majors!
Past productions include Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (2016), Legally Blonde: The Musical (2017), Chicago: The Musical (2018), Green Day’s American Idiot (2019), Pippin (2020), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2022), The Crooked Star (2023), It Shoulda Been You (2023), Spring Awakening (2024), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2025).
Into the Woods
Chapman Student Organized Productions (CSOP) presents their fully student-produced production of the Broadway Musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine! Join us as we venture deep into the woods, where fairy tales collide and wishes come with unexpected consequences. Through the intertwining journeys of a Baker and his wife, a girl in a red cape, a young maiden, and a boy who climbs sky-high, “Into the Woods” explores the delicate balance between responsibility and the cost of happily ever after,
Performances at Memorial Hall:
Friday, May 8th, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
General Admission: $15
Chapman Students: $5
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2025-2026 Board Applications NOW OPEN
We are looking for new officers for our organization for the 2025-2026 school year! You do not need to be a theatre major to apply – CSOP is open to all majors and all experience levels!
If you have any questions about the role, time commitment, or timeline, feel free to email us at csopchapman@gmail.com!
OPEN CALL: Production Concept Pitches
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at csopchapman@gmail.com!
Spring 2025 Auditions are NOW OPEN
Our audition form is now open for our 2025 Spring production! This year, auditions will be held in-person on Friday, December 6th from 5-8pm and Saturday, December 7th from 10-4pm. You do not need to be a theatre major to apply – CSOP is open to all majors and all experience levels!
If you are interested or if you know someone else who would be interested, please fill out our form that can be found below by THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, at 11:59PM.
If you have any questions about the role, time commitment, or the production timeline, feel free to email us at csopchapman@gmail.com!
Productions
Join us on a trip back to Moscow in 1812 as we discover the dynamic relationship between love, society, and fate through the journey of young Natasha and jaded Pierre in Dave Malloy’s modern musical adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” Our past may look all too familiar illuminated by this brilliant comet of 1812.
Spring Awakening follows a group of teenagers in a repressive 19th-century German society and their struggles with the confusion and curiosity of adolescence, including their exploration of sexuality and desires. With a score of contemporary rock music that transformed Broadway’s perception of musical theatre, Spring Awakening is a poignant and thrilling ride that stings with resonance for today’s youth.
Welcome to the wedding of Rebecca Steinberg and Brian Howard: her family is Jewish, his is Catholic, their mothers are polar opposites (yet equally unhinged, and make way for the ex-boyfriend! Relationships will be tested, secrets will be revealed, and aisles will be walked down in this lively musical-comedy about family, love, and of course, marriage.
CSOP presents an original pirate musical: THE CROOKED STAR! A pirate crew faces sirens, parrots, and imposters as they learn what it means to be true to yourself! Ahoy, matey! Get ready to set sail!
