“Pippin” tells the story of a young prince who dreams of taking the throne from his father, King Charlamagne the Great. The musical will be on stage on April 26-28 and May 2-5 at CSUSB's Ronald E. Barnes Theatre.
Andre Harrington, Kathryn Ervin and Kristi Papailler (all theatre arts) were included in an article about community reflections on Black History Month, and Meredith Conroy (political science) joined FiveThirtyEight staff and contributors in an as-it-happened online analysis of the Super Tuesday primaries.
The theatre arts department celebrates a major achievement with their musical, "Anansi's Carnival Adventure,” selected as one of four productions for the prestigious Festival 56, organized by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival program, taking place from Feb. 11-17.
Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) was interviewed for an article about one of her students, Dea Armstrong, who won a national award, and Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by her alma mater, Vanderbilt University, with an award for public service.
Dea Armstrong’s essay on former slave, abolitionist and playwright William Wells Brown marked the first time a Cal State San Bernardino student won a Black Theatre Network research award. “Stepping out of my comfort zone and really applying myself has made all of this come true,” she said.
Quoted in recent news articles or publishing research are Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts emerita) and Brian Levin (criminal justice emeritus); Eugene H. Wong, Kevin P. Rosales and Lisa Looney (child development); Edna Martinez (associate vice president and administrator in charge of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus) co-authored a study with Sharon Velarde Pierce (CSUSB public administration); and Jonathan Jay Dubois (anthropology).
Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts, emerita) is the project director for “Stand Against Hate: A Community and Performing Arts Concert,” which will be presented on Nov. 30 at the San Bernardino Valley College Auditorium.
Diane Vines (nursing) was honored by the city of Palm Desert for her service to the community, David Marshall (English) was interviewed for a podcast on advising, and Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) was the emcee for the topping out ceremony for the new Performing Arts Center.
Children of all ages will enjoy “Anansi’s Carnival Adventure,” an enchanting, environmentally conscious production, enhanced with song, interpretive dance, colorful costumes, elaborate masks, painted set pieces and animated projections that bring the story to life! The musical opened April 28 runs through May 7.