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In 2015-16, CSUSB celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Department of Theatre Arts offered its first production in the fall our second year and we have been part of the San Bernardino artistic scene ever since. So . . . Welcome to our 50th year of producing plays!

This year, we bring an eclectic array of shows to the stage that will appeal to any artistic taste. We begin with a staged reading of Chloe Diaz’s (a senior and Barnes Scholar) first full-length play, “Mujer Fuerte.” Set in 1944, we follow the journey of a young Mexican American woman struggling to find her way in an often hostile cultural environment.

Our first offering on the main stage is Johanna Smith’s innovative production of “Alicia in Wonder Tierra.” Variety said that this exploration of Mexican heritage using puppets and live actors “shows great inventiveness in devising characters . . . as fanciful and flamboyant as those in the Lewis Carroll classic.” Alicia performs in the Barnes Theatre and then moves to our Palm Desert Campus.

In winter, we travel to the poetic landscape of Bertolt Brecht with his classic, “Mother Courage and Her Children.” This ironic musical, directed by Tom Provenzano, highlights the devastating effects of war on not just soldiers but the civilians who must feed off the scraps armies leave behind. While the themes are dark, the show is dynamic and a live rock band supports the evening.

In spring, the Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase presents the Kander and Ebb’s musical review, “The World Goes ‘Round.” Kathryn Ervin brings her deft touch in staging songs from such great shows as New York, New York, Cabaret, and Chicago to name a few.

Our theme this year is “journeys:” from home, through the looking glass, off to war, and around the Broadway musical world. We look forward to you joining us in this, our 50th season of “playing.”

- Terry Donovan Smith Department ChairAccredited Institutional Member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre

Department of Theatre Arts StaffCatherine M. Erickson • Costume Shop Manager

Crystal Escalera • Administrative Support

Sara Flis • Prop Master

Scott Kruger • Box Office, Publicity & Graphic Design

Eric Mulz • Technical Director

Department of Theatre Arts Faculty

Janys Antonio • Full Time Lecturer

Thomas Berry • Part Time Lecturer

Leslie Bryan • Full Time Lecturer

Carol Damgen • Full Time Lecturer

Kathryn Ervin • Professor

André Harrington • Assoc. Professor

Lisa Lyons • Part Time Lecturer

Jason W. Mann • Assistant Professor

Dana Martin • Part Time Lecturer

Steve Morris • Part Time Lecturer

Margaret A. Perry • Professor

Tom Provenzano • Professor

Tami Silver-Ryan • Part Time Lecturer

Johanna Smith • Professor

Terry Donovan Smith • Department Chair

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“Mother Courage,” by German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht, opens March 10. Directed by Tom Provenzano, “Mother Courage” follows the life of camp follower, Anna Fierling and her three children, as they roam a war-torn country in a wagon that acts as both a shop and their home. Anna’s efforts to support her family in the face of relentless war highlights the collateral damage of “non-combatants” in a story as old as Herakles and as new as yesterday’s front page.

March 10 - 19, 2017

By Silvia Gonzalez S.Barnes Theatre

November 11 - 20, 2016

Palm Desert CampusDecember 1 & 2, 2016

When Alicia enters a Mexican curio shop with her mother, she accidentally finds herself transported into fantastic realms, filled with amazing creatures and brilliant Mexican imagery. Steeped in Latin American cultural icons, Alicia begins to learn the difference between tradition and stereotype as she attempts to find her way back home to her family. This unique, family friendly production features actors and puppets performing side-by-side in a space that reveals new wonders as each scene evolves.

The Student New Play Showcase featuring “Mujer Fuerte” produced by Carol Damgen, written by Chloe Diaz, and directed by one of our senior students. It’s 1944 in Southern California and while Americans on the home front work to support the war effort, Grace, a young Mexican American woman, struggles to find her own voice in spite of racial and cultural obstacles of the times. This script reading allows the patrons the opportunity to give feedback to this talented, bourjoning script writer.

October 20 - 23, 2016

The Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase presents “The World Goes ‘Round,” directed by Kathryn Ervin. Enter the worlds of John Kander and Fred Ebb in this incredible, career spanning musical revue. Featuring song and dance selections from some of their most renowned musicals, such as “Chicago” (“All That Jazz,” “Mr. Cellophane”), “Cabaret” (“Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret”), “New York, New York” (“There Goes the Ballgame,” “New York, New York”) and many more!

June 2 - 11, 2017

By Bertolt BrechtTranslation by David Hare

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New Play Showcase featuringMujer Fuerte

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Theatre at CSUSBDoes theatre interest you? The Theatre Arts major is both an exciting artistic adventure and a practical liberal arts degree. The broad range of subjects studied enable the theatre major to qualify for a wide variety of fields in California’s vast network that is the entertainment industry. Live theatre, design, film, television, corporate and media training, radio, public relations, advertising, business, law, and education are all avenues pursued by CSUSB graduates. The diverse nature of theatre training develops skills for working as a theatre artist, as well as exploring human interaction and awareness of the human condition.

Work in Your Area of InterestIn addition to acting on stage, theatre students are encouraged to work with faculty as assistant directors, designers, stage managers, and in theatre administration. Theatre faculty encourage highly motivated and qualified students to develop their own creative efforts.

The CurriculumAll theatre majors complete a common core of classes in performance, production and history. Students then choose a personal concentration in one of five areas:

• Acting • Dance• Design/Technical• Drama Education• Musical Theatre

Scholarships/AssistantshipsThe Department of Theatre Arts also offers scholarships to incoming and continuing students. Awards are based on scholarship and performance in the various theatre arts discipline with preference given to students who participate in departmental activities and who demonstrate a professional attitude. Student assistanceships are also available in the areas of box office, production, costume construction and scenic construction.

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The always popular, FREE family event returns, Friday, April 21, at 6 p.m.! Enjoy an evening of dance, music and theatre with short workshops for the entire family, followed by performances by CSUSB and local elementary school students.

Available Workshops include: Dance, Music, Poetry/Writing, Masks or Puppetry, and Theatre.

Workshop spaces are limited, and reservations are recommended. Reserve your spot online at theatre.csusb.edu or call (909) 537-5884, and we’ll see you at the theatre!

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CSUSB’s annual Arts & Music Festival (AMF) will be held on Friday, May 19, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.

The AMF begins at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) and will take place in the art studios, the museum, on Camphor Walkway, in the Library, and in the Lower Commons. There will be something for everybody, including a juried art walk displaying local and student artists’ works in all mediums, and live demonstrations in glass blowing, ceramics, and forging.

For music fans there will be two stages. The Santos Manuel Student Union Program Board will present the “Best of the Bands” on the M Lot stage, where local bands will compete and guests will be invited to vote for their favorite. While on the Lower Commons stage, the Music Department will kick off

its concert with the CSUSB Latin Combo (10-piece band), and will follow with the CSUSB Latin Jazz Ensemble (big band).

There will also be a children’s area with arts and crafts to encourage kids to be creative. At the Pfau Library there will be chalk art, and a library exhibit. And of course Flash mobs from the Theatre Department may appear at any time.

Food booths and beverage stations will be located throughout the festival.

The event is free to the public with free parking in Lots C, D and L. For more information go to www.facebook.com/AMFCSUSB or call (909) 537-7360 (Special Events) to be a food vendor or for event information, and (909) 537-7373 for exhibiting artist submissions.

UNIVERSITY THEATRE AT CSUSBTHEATRE ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM

2015-2016 Season Donors

Thank you for your support throughout the years. Your generosity makes our seasons possible!

Terry Ballman & Brian MorrillPamela BriguglioCrystal EscaleraLouis Fernandez

Raquel FiorelloPaula Holden

Kathleen JohnsonAngela Mayo

Edward MyersBryon Raymond

Geraldine ScanlonRobin Steege

Theatre Arts Department Annual Fund

Dana Eckerts T. Patrick Mullen Thomas ProvenzanoDrama Scholarships & Theatre Arts Minority Scholarships

Richard & Shelley Pope Crystal Vickery

Ronald & Mary Barnes Theatre Scholarships

Ellen Gaynor Weisser graduated from CSUSB with a B.A. degree in English in 1968. She is the former chair of the College of Arts and Letters Community Leaders Board (2004-2015) and the current chair of the CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation. Ellen appeared as Shakespeare’s Desdemona during the CSUSB 1967-1968 season in a production of short plays titled “Matches and Mismatches.” Her vivaciousness and enthusiam for her alma mater are truly inspirational.

Ellen’s husband, Stanley “Stan” Weisser, earned his R.Ph. from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 1963. Currently, he is a trustee of the University of Redlands. Stan is brilliant, warm, and

dedicated to serving his fellow man.

Ellen and Stan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2016, an amazing milestone in the lives of this wonderful couple.

On June 4, 2016, Stan surprised Ellen with a special gift honoring her service to CSUSB, the university’s 50th anniversary, and most importantly, their golden wedding anniversary. The Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase supports a CSUSB Department of Theatre Arts production each year. The inagural Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase production, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” filled the theatre to capacity at every performance. This year, the Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase presents “The World Goes ‘Round,” a delightful musical review celebrating the careers of two of the world’s most celebrated musical icons, John Kander and Fred Ebb.

On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff of the CSUSB Department of Theatre Arts, thank you Stan and Ellen for creating this wonderful endowment!

Kennedy Center American College Theatre FestivalPart of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein. Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation, The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein, and the National Committee for the Performing Arts. This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF). The aim of this national theatre education program is to identify and promote quality in college-level theatre productions. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions

entered on the participating level are eligible for inclusion at the KCACTF regional festival and can also be considered for invitation to the KCACTF national festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2013. Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theatre department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theatre across the nation.

Harlan Jeglin Scene Shop FundMark D. McConnell

BenefactorsMark L. Becher

Barry Morgan & Craig HendersonThe Kruger Family

Cassandra Ward

SponsorsPaul ChandlerMary Donovan

Carol Goss

The Holman FamilyIluminada Kellers

Joan Kritzberg

Mel & Jennifer McMullenDr. Sue & Robert Spitzer

Lora SteinmannBarbara Thornhill

Ellen Weisser Endowed Theatre Showcase

Linda AriasTerry Ballman & Brian Morrill

Janet BartlettGlenn Beck & Betty Auton-Beck

Steve & Vickie BeckerCarole Beswick

Gene & Joyce BianchiBill & Claudia BrunickLarry & Char Burgess

Buster Family FoundationRabbi Hillel & Rita CohnRaymond & Alicia Corral

Heidi CraneEstrella & Robert Cruz

Tom & Julie CutlerBill & Nan Emmerson

Anne & Jack FreemanKathy Garver

William HatfieldMalcolm & June Heppenstall

Patricia Hicks & Mark EdwardsBob & Patty HodgesJim & Jeri Holmes

Stephen & Karen HubbardMadeleine King

Jean & Todd LandryMatthew LiebmanJerry & Lani Lynch

Bert & Barb MarcumDoug & Diana McAdam

Susan MeyerTomás & Evy Morales

Beverly & Lorne MuthMarilyn Nelson

Julie Nichols & Terry SmithJim & Jo Nolin

John & Myra PattersonNeale & Patricia PerkinsJohn & Jacqui RandazzoBarbara & Derle RiordanLloyd & Carol Rochford

Brian Saunders & Anne Marie Duncan-Saunders

Peter & Anita SchneiderPaul & Susan Shimoff

Hugh & Dixie WatkinsGeorge & Helma Webber

Treva Webster & Jim Bookhout

Stan & Ellen Weisser

Jill & Gregory Weissman

Director's Circle

Margaret Soffa Linda Paule Dorothy and David Chen-Maynard