CSUB Theatre Productions

CSUB Theatrefest 2012-13 Season

The box office opens one hour prior to each performance and accepts cash and checks only. To make a reservation, call (661) 654-3150 starting two weeks before the first performance. You may also request disability accommodation through this number.

Fall Quarter 2012

Dracula

Adapted by William McNulty; Originally Dramatized by John L.

Balderston and Hamilton Deane from Bram Stoker’s Novel

Directed by Mandy Rees

Thursday-Saturday, November 1-3, 8pm

Sunday, November 4, 2pm

Doré Theatre

$10 general admission
$8 Seniors (60+) and CSUB Faculty/Staff
$5 Students with identification

Not Recommended for children 10 and under.

Vampires rise again in this retelling of Bram Stoker's gothic tale of horror. Travel into the mysterious, blood-soaked world of the supernatural where Dracula's forces of evil seem insurmountable.

Winter Quarter 2012

Taming of the Shrew

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Zoe Saba

Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2, 8pm

Saturday-Sunday, March 2-3, 2pm

Doré Arena Theatre

Limited seating; this production may sell out so reservations are recommended:
(661) 654-3150
Note: Latecomers cannot be seated

$10 general admission
$8 Seniors (60+) and CSUB Faculty/Staff
$5 Students with identification

A classic battle of the sexes transported to the wild wild west—Kate and Petruchio strap on their six guns and sparks fly. A touching and hilarious tale where true love emerges victorious.

The Imaginators

By Dwayne Hartford.

Directed by Kamala Kruszka

CSUB Theatre for Young Audiences

Saturday March 16, noon, 2pm and 4pm

Sunday March 17, noon and 2pm

Doré Arena Theatre

Limited seating; reservations recommended: (661) 654-3150

Note: Latecomers cannot be seated

"The Imaginators" is the story of three children and the power of imagination. Anne and her little brother Tim, have just moved to a new town. Anne, embarrassed of her brother and worried that she won't fit in, refuses to engage in his imaginative games. In the garage of their new home, they meet the girl from next door, the fabulous Nina Frances Elizabeth Vanderhelden. Using moving boxes and other objects found in the garage the children enact a make-believe adventure in which they defeat the evil Mooklecratz monster, discover their own strengths, and embrace the unlimited power of their imaginations. Recommended ages 7 and up.

Spring Quarter 2013

The Cherry Orchard

by Anton Chekhov

Directed by Maria-Tania Becerra

Thursday-Saturday Mary 23-25, 8pm

Thursday-Saturday May 30-June 1, 8pm

Sunday June 2, 2pm

Doré Theatre

$10 general admission
$8 Seniors (60+) and CSUB Faculty/Staff
$5 Students with identification

Critically acclaimed as a masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. Both poignant and comic, it tells the tale of an aristocratic family’s struggles as they face dramatic change—bankruptcy and the loss of their country estate.

Theatre Senior Projects

Tuesday June 11, 7pm

Free Admission

Doré Arena Theatre, Limited Seating