Rabbit Room Theatre
Directed by Matt Logan
Role: Meyer & Moorman
August 2023
“…The Hiding Place is beautifully conceived and staged…and what a stunning ensemble of players it is…”
Amy Stumpfl; Nashville Scene
“Chip Arnold, Ross Bolen, and Matthew Carlton–with decades of stage experience between them, as always, all three actors are a joy to watch.”
Jonathan Pinkerton; JHP Entertainment
“Henry O. Arnold displays his versatility as an actor by believably becoming one character after another, delivering a particularly compelling moment as a Ravensbruck inmate lashed to a crucifix during times that test Corrie’s faith to its very limits as she struggles to recognize God’s presence amid the horror.”
Lipscomb University Theatre
Directed by Beki Baker
Role: Mayor Josiah Dobbs
November 2019
Bright Star is a musical set in the hills of North Carolina with a story that spans the decades from 1923 to post World War II 1946 and focuses on the life of Alice Murphy, the editor of a successful literary magazine based in Asheville.
“Bright Star is as stunning a piece of musical theater you may ever hope to experience. It’s clearly one of the year’s best musicals and one which audiences will remember long after the final curtain falls.”
Jeffrey Ellis Broadway World
Chip Arnold as Josiah Dobbs & Easton Curtis as Jimmy Ray Dobbs. Photo by Sarah H. Johnson.
“Congrats on what is evidently a wonderful production.”
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Music, book, and story by Steve Martin
“Chip Arnold, an alumnus of the Lipscomb theater program once headed by his legendary father Henry O. Arnold (the entire Arnold family’s bloodline seems to course throughout the successful theater program at the university), is well-cast as the dastardly Josiah Dobbs, as evil a villain to ever come down the pike. It’s a definite credit to Arnold that he manages to infuse some humanity in the character to keep the audience from hurling tomatoes and invective toward the stage.”
Jeffrey Ellis Broadway World
Chip Arnold, Hatty Ryan King, Annika Burley, Reese Twilla, and Conor Tarpley. Photo by Sarah H. Johnson.
Chip Arnold as Josiah Dobbs and Easton Curtis as Jimmy Ray Dobbs.
Photo by Sarah H. Johnson.
Chip Arnold as Josiah Dobbs.
Photo by Sarah H. Johnson.
In the not-so-distant future, a terrible water shortage caused by a 20-year drought leads to a government-forced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he’s had enough and leads the poor to rise up and fight for the freedom to go “wherever you like, whenever you like, for as long as you like, and with whomever you like!”
“…evil and nefarious Caldwell B. Cladwell, played with unctuous charm and confidence by Chip Arnold. Arnold is superb as the deceitful Cladwell.”
Jeffery Ellis Broadway World
Chip Arnold as Cladwell. Photo by Michael Scott Evans.
“It’s also a real treat to see Chip Arnold — an exceptional actor best known for taking on iconic roles like Willy Loman and Atticus Finch — reveling in the unbridled knavery of Caldwell B. Cladwell. His comedic delivery of “Mr. Cladwell” and “Don’t Be the Bunny” is great.”
Amy Stumpfl Nashville Scene
“…the utterly ruthless Caldwell B. Cladwell, played with great oily charm by Chip Arnold.”
Evans Donnell
StageCritic.com
“Many of the show’s musical numbers bring the chuckles, and a bona fide favorite is “Don’t Be the Bunny,” led by Arnold’s dastardly character Cladwell. Arnold is usually seen playing more serious, dramatic characters…In my opinion, Arnold is the best dramatic actor we have in Nashville, and it’s remarkable to experience him in a comedic role. His perfect performance in Urinetown puts an even brighter spotlight on what a treasure he is in Nashville’s theater community.”
Chad Young
Nashville Parent Magazine
Chip Arnold as Cladwell.
Caldwell with his adoring staff; photo by Dalton Hamilton
Caldwell sings “Don’t Be The Bunny.” In the background: L to R-Matthew Carlton, Jacob York, Derek Whittaker, Sam Whited, and Megan Murphy Chambers
David Alford as John Adams and Chip Arnold as John DickinsonSam Whited as James Wilson, Chip Arnold as John Dickinson, and Henry Haggard as Benjamin Franklin
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April 30, 2009
Man of La Mancha: Henry II is sword-wielding Don Quixote and Henry III is behind him whispering, "That's my old man."
Chip Arnold as Jessie James and Jill Lindsey Vanderbilt as Saloon Employee.
The Advent Theatre
Directed by Wesley O. Brustad Role: Jessie James
“Chip Arnold makes a lean, sinewy Jesse James. Costumed all in black, of course, his performance gives insight into why the bandit, with his flair for bold new types of crime, became such a popular folk figure.”
Millie Murphy
Suburban News
“Arnold is a charismatic actor who expends ferocious energy…He can style a song and will, in time, become a good dancer.”
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