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Student actors in the Murder on the Orient Express
November 3, 2023

Mystery and intrigue abound as the CSUSB theatre arts department steams forward with its 2023-24 season, starting with the classic, “Murder on the Orient Express,” scheduled Nov. 10-19 in the Ronald E. Barnes Theatre.

 A scene from “Anansi’s Carnival Adventure”
April 20, 2023

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.

JHBC, Faculty in the News
March 6, 2023

Mike Stull (entrepreneurship), Stacey Fraser (music), Kristi Papailler (theatre arts) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage, and a study by Gisela Bichler (criminal justice) was recently published.

FML graphic
March 3, 2023

“fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life,” a powerful contemporary performance about the transformative nature of literature in the world, takes the CSUSB Ronald E. Barnes stage March 10-19.

Actors from CSUSB’s “A View From the Bridge”
November 9, 2022

CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts brings you the 2022-23 season, “We’re Back and in Your Face!” with the first play, “A View From the Bridge,” coming to the Ronald E. Barnes Theatre Nov. 11-20.

A CSUSB theatre production from 2021-22.
October 14, 2022

CSUSB’s Department of Theatre Arts brings you the 2022-23 season, “We’re Back and in Your Face!” with the first play, “A View From the Bridge,” coming to the Ronald E. Barnes Theatre on Nov. 11.

November 14, 2019

The 2019-20 season, Somewhere Between Fantasy and Reality, kicks off on Friday, Nov. 15, with a contemporary take on William Shakespeare’s classic “Twelfth Night or What You Will,” directed by Terry Donovan Smith.

October 29, 2019

CSUSB’s 2019-2020 Theatre season is one of hope, love and laughter. Its first production, “Twelfth Night,” will open Nov. 15. Tickets are now on sale.

October 31, 2017

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.