Dance, Film, and Theatre Events

Theatre Events

All Event information is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information on all  
Theatre Arts Department events please visit csulb.edu/theatre. 

Frantic: Long Beach
January 25, 31, February 1-3, 7-9 at 7:30pm
January 27 and February 10 at 2pm
Studio Theatre Tickets: $25/$23
The Frantic Assembly Company from the UK creates stunning physical theatre as featured in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night. Frantic Assembly and CSULB Theatre Arts students have created an original work conceived from an intensive Master Class, telling a story focused on the images, shapes, and unexpected narrative surprises that can be found in ensemble movement theatre. 

Our Dear Dead Drug Lord by Alexis Scheer
March 13-16, 20-22 at 7:30 pm  
March 23 at 2pm  
Studio Theatre Tickets: $25/$23 
A clique of teenage girls in their treehouse hideaway worship Pablo, the drug lord, revealing secret thoughts and a shared desperation to "fit in." The play is an intense view of teen angst, suitable for those 16 years of age and older. 

Ride the Cyclone
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell 
April 26-27, May 1-3 at 7:30pm 
Saturday, May 4 at 2pm 
Studio Theatre Tickets: $25/$23
A group of high school students have all perished on the "Ride the Cyclone" carnival ride. "The Amazing Karnak," a mechanical fortune telling machine, gives one person the chance to return to life. The spirits of the deceased kids must all vote to choose the one who will live, as they grapple with coming to terms with their short lives.