Bruce Newbold - Artist Information

Biography
Bruce Newbold has been acting professionally for the past 25 years, and has guest- or co-starred on television programs such as Hill Street Blues, Touched by an Angel, Highway to Heaven, Sisters, Promised Land, Tour of Duty, Major Dad, L.A. Law, Reasonable Doubts, Father Dowling Mysteries, and General Hospital. In the spring of 2001 he finished filmwork on a new Disney release, The Poof Point. He is well known among LDS audiences for his work in the films, The Restoration of the Priesthood, How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon, The Lamb of God, and Testaments. In the fall of 2000 he finished filming a new LDS production entitled, Believe on His Name, which tells the story of Jesus Christ through the eyes of the Apostel Thomas. His one-man dramatization of the life of Christ, In Him Was Life, has been performed before audiences throughout the United States and England. In 1997 he accompanied the sesquicentennial Mormon Trail Wagon Train from Omaha to Salt Lake City, writing and hosting the 14-part documentary, Legacy West, which aired nationally on the Odyssey Cable Network, as well as on select PBS stations. He was later commissioned by Bookcraft Publishing Company to write a book about the experiences of the reenactment wagon train. The book, entitled In Our Father's Footsteps, was published in 1998. His secon one-man dramatization, Covenants & Crucibles: A Handcart Saga, tells the story of the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies. (Both one-man productions have been produced on CD.)

This photo of Newbold was taken during the recent LDS production on Joseph Smith. In the film, Newbold plays the role of Reverend Townsend.	Bruce Newbold and his family recently mjoved to Utah from the Los Angeles area. He is married to the former Lisa Lindsay, and they have five children. Newbold continues to act and write in the Salt Lake City area, having recently been involved in Capital Media's interactive CD-ROM productions, Joseph Smith: The Seer, Temples in the Latter Days, and The Ownership Spirit. Back to Top
Products
Within this website, you will find information regarding the following products by Bruce Newbold:
Shakespearean Sonnets, Narrated by Bruce Newbold. Sharing his appreciation for the words of William Shakespeare, and the majesty and imagery of Elizabethan English, Bruce Newbold soothingly narrates 33 celebrated sonnets—for meditation, for education, or simply for your listening pleasure.
In Him Was Life. A one-man performance depicting the life of Jesus Christ. This material is taken directly from the Gospels of the New Testament and is recorded in CD format.
Covenants & Crucibles: A Handcart Saga. Another one-man performance, based upon the treks of the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies. This has been produced in CD format.
In Our Fathers' Footsteps. After finishing the 1997 Mormon Trail re-enactment trek, Newbold was commissioned to write the tail of the spiritual experiences of this amazing event. The book is sold through Deseret Book.
Legacy West. This is the documentary which was produced while Newbold followed the re-enactment wagon train from Winter Quarters, NE, to the Salt Lake Valley. The fourteen episodes aired nationally on the Odyssey Cable Channel, and on isolated PBS stations. It is a three-volume set.
The picture at the right was taken east of Salt Lake City, near Little Mountain, traveling the final miles of the Mormon Trail. Bruce Newbold accompanied the 1997 Mormon Trail Re-enactment Wagon Train from Nebraska to Utah. This photo was taken the day the company entered the valley.
The Last Wagon Train on the Old Mormon Trail. This enchanting video encapsulates the three-volume set entitled Legacy West, projecting a heart-warming overview of the adventures of the Mormon Trail Re-enactment expedition of 1997.
Temples in the Latter Days. In partnership with artist Chad Hawkins, Captial Media presents an intelligent and insightful new CD ROM product, Temples in the Latter Days. Featuring the temple artistry and commentary of Chad Hawkins, the music of Paul Cardall, narration by Bruce Newbold, and doctrinal commentary by Richard Cowan, Temples in the Latter Days explores the building, and history of, the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Writing Credits
2005: Commissioned by Covenant Communications and Kevin Mitchell Productions to write and host the hour-long documentary, Joseph Smith: The Man, The Mission , The Message . The documentary, based on the book by the same title, honors the Prophet Joseph Smith, and details his upbringing, personal traits, devotion to family, humor, leadership, and his dedication to the mission to which he was called by God.
2000: Rerecorded IN HIM WAS LIFE in connection with his Marriott Center presentation at New Testament Conterence for the LDS Church Education System. Whereas the production was orginally recorded for audio cassette usage, the 2000 rendition adds new scriptural material, and implements music. With the new recording, listeners and teachers will be able to access twenty-seven specific moments taking place during the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
2000: Wrote and produced one-man presentation COVENANTS & CRUCIBLES: A HANDCART SAGA. The production details many of the experiences of the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies as they made their way westward during that fateful trek of 1856.
1999: Wrote screenplay, IN HIM WAS LIFE. Based on Newbold's one-man performance, this details the life of Jesus, telling the story of his life and ministry, from his birth to his resurrection.
1997: Authored book IN OUR FATHERS' FOOTSTEPS. Commissioned by Bookcraft Publishing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah), this book describes the 1997 Mormon Trail Wagon Train experience. (Can be purchased through Deseret Book @ www.deseretbook.com)
1997: Wrote and Hosted Documentary, LEGACY WEST . A fourteen-part series which followed the Mormon Trail Re-enactment Wagon Train from Omaha, Nebraska to Salt Lake City. The series aired nationally on the Odyssey cable channel, and on isolated PBS stations.
1997: Wrote screenplay, RUN THE GREAT WALL. Commissioned by Steve Wood, CEO of Eugene O'Neill Center for the Arts, Waterford, CT. Synopsis: After the death of his mother, a Native American distance runner falls from the favor of his coach/father. Fleeing to the seclusion of the mountains of China, he falls in love, and with the aid of ancient Shawnee customs, utlimately finds his identity, and eventually restores the peace long-since lost in his family.
1996: Wrote screenplay, THE BASEBALL BOX. One of the seven finalists of 1200 scripts entered in the Austin Heart of Film Festival, 1996. Optioned by Flat Iron Films, December, 1999. Synopsis: The discovery of a 900-year-old baseball magically links a boy, a time traveler, and a town "witch" to their ancient Irish past.
1994: Wrote screenplay, SUMMER LAMBS . Optioned by Island Park Productions, Los Angeles, 1996. Synopsis: Fleeing Nazism, a German youth escapes to the U.S., and lives with in-laws until his forced return to his homeland. Ultimately he finds himself battling, face to face, those who befriended him in America.
1992: Wrote screenplay, A SOFTENING OF CLAY . Synopsis: Accused of murder, and having simultaneously lost his wife and youngest son in an auto accident, a small-town cemetery manager finds peace in the love and patience of his remaining six-year old son.
1991: Wrote screenplay, THE KILLING OF FATTED CALVES. Optioned by Island Park Productions, Los Angeles, 1996. Synopsis: A Jewish minstrel, fleeing the pogroms of 19th century Russia, finds a Ukrainian infant purposely abandoned by the child's bitter, envious grandfather. Knowing the child's parents, yet realizing he cannot return the infant into such circumstances, the minstrel raises the tiny boy, works to reunite the families, and seeks the opportune time to return the child to his mother.
1986: Wrote and produced one-man theatrical presentation IN HIM WAS LIFE. The production is taken from passages of the King James' Translation of the four Gospels of the New Testament, and tells the story of the life of Jesus Christ. (The audio cassette, and the CD versions of this performance are available, and were based upon this original theatrical work.)

Theatrical Resume
FILM & TELEVISION Bruce Newbold has guest- and/or co-starred, or appeared in the following film and television productions: (partial list) The Poof Point (Disney Films), Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (Lawrence Schiller Prods.), The Penny Promise (Feature Films for Families), Silk Hope (CBS), A Place to Be Loved (CBS), A More Perfect Union (PBS Feature), The Executioner's Song (Lawrence Schiller Prods.), Touched by an Angel (CBS; three episodes), Promised Land (CBS), Legacy West (14-part PBS documentary), L.A. Law (NBC; three episodes), Sisters (NBC), Tour of Duty (Zev Braun Prods.; two episodes), Reasonable Doubts (NBC), Hill Street Blues (NBC), Highway to Heaven (NBC), Major Dad (CBS), Mancuso FBI (NBC).		A More Perfect Union Listen to an excerpt The photo above was taken during the filming of The Lamb of God, in 1993. Newbold portrayed the Apostle John in this production.

STAGE APPEARANCES: 1776 (Utah Festival Opera Company), In Him Was Life (One-man Touring), Covenants & Crucibles: A Handcart Saga (One-man Touring), A Marriage Proposal (Equity Waiver, L.A.) Semmelweis (BYU), Star-Spangled Girl (Castle Productions, UT), Long Day's Journey Into Night (BYU), Ah! Wilderness (BYU), King Lear (BYU), Macbeth (Penn State University), The Three Sisters (BYU), Tartuffe (BYU), Terra Nova (BYU), Annie Get Your Gun (Sundance Theatre, UT), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Sundance Theatre, UT), Starting Here, Starting Now (Sundance Theatre, UT), Twelve Angry Men (BYU).