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Directed by department chair Professor Terry Donovan Smith, William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” opens on the Ronald E. Barnes stage at Cal State San Bernardino beginning Nov. 10.
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Curtain times are 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16; Friday, Nov. 17; and Saturday, Nov. 18; with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19.
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This fresh perspective on the life of Dr. Victor Frankenstein is a chilling story of great triumph and the gravest tragedy that occurs as a result, forcing us to ask: Is it nature or nurture that truly makes one a monster?
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Brian Levin (criminal justice), Tom Provenano (theatre arts) and Thomas Pierce (economics) are mentioned in coverage by the news media.
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The CSUSB production, this year’s Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase, will run from June 1-10 at the Ronald E. Barnes Theatre.
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CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts presents its 2018-19 Season to Shout About, featuring a 1960s Malibu beach party gone wrong, a tale of star-crossed love in the Midwest, and a Tony-Award winning New York musical from the creator of “Hamilton."
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CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts kicks off its 2018-19 Season to Shout About, with its first production featuring a 1960s Malibu beach party gone horribly wrong.
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“The Paper Bag Princess and Other Stories” by Robert Munsch, a traveling collection of family-friendly, imaginative stories, will be presented Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Ronald E. Barnes Theatre.