Theater, hiking, and ‘me-time’ OH MY! This Campus Cutie is a Junior at Cal Lu, and you may have spotted him in a recent theater production… Meet Chris Reynolds-Baldwin!
Name: Chris Reynolds-Baldwin
Year: 2017
Major: Theater
Minor: Multimedia
Hometown: San Bernardino County (like Redlands-ish)
Height: 5ā13ā (just joking, Iām roughly 6ā0ā)
Relationship: Itās complicated
Favorite Book: Catcher in the Rye or Into the Wild
Favorite Food: Thatās a tough oneā¦ Pizza?
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Her Campus Cal Lutheran: So how did you get started in theater?
Chris Reynolds-Baldwin: Well I was a little bit of an outcast in high school, and it was a place that took me in. It was fun then, and I decided to continue it in college as well!
HC: What has been your favorite production that youāve acted in?
CRB: This past production, āUnder Fire,āĀ has been pretty meaningful. But my favoriteā¦ probably a play called āGuys and Dollsā in high school.
HC: Describe some of the emotions you felt while you were on stage, either in āGuys and Dollsā or āUnder Fire?ā
CRB: Alive. Purposeful (is that even a word?). Connected to everyone else on stage.
HC: You mentioned that you are a transfer student. How did you end up at Cal Lutheran?
CRB: I came from a camp, like a Christian or Bible camp, and I lived there for four years. A lot of my friends who had already graduated worked there at the camp, and they had gone to Cal Lu. So they came up to the camp and I was just always down here visiting friends frequently, and it just seemed like the right place to transfer to!
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HC: How would you describe this semester in one word?
CRB: BUSY.
HC: How so?
CRB: Thereās always something to do, and thereās always something that needs to be accomplished. Thereās just so much going on, like so many different projects specifically in theater, and thereās just a lot of things students can get involved in. Just a constant something.
HC: Do you prefer to stay busy, or is it something that you donāt particularly like?
CRB: Yeah, you know I prefer to be busy. Thereās a time where it gets too much, but Iām always able to put my head on the pillow feeling like something was accomplished.
HC: Now how do you make time for yourself, or stay calm amidst the stress and busyness?
CRB: Just doing things that are specifically for āme time,ā you know like hiking with friends or, if I get the chance, exercise or something. For the most part, finding some sort of way that is time to spend on myself.
HC: So you act and hike, but what are some other things you like to do for fun?
CRB: Letās seeā¦ go see a movie with friends, walk the dog maybeā¦ I guess just hanging with friends and watching TV!