Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that our department and the CSUEB campus is on the ancestral land
of the Yrgin Chochenyo Ohlone People. We pay respects to the Ohlone people, past,
present, and future.

 We invite you to reflect on the history of the lands and waterways we are all privileged to gather on. We also invite you to reflect on the legacies of colonization embedded within the technologies we use—how some pieces of technology are not available in many poor, marginalized and Indigenous communities, and how many of our technologies leave a carbon footprint that disproportionally affect poor, marginalized, and Indigenous communities. We invite everyone to take some time to consider our roles in reconciliation, decolonization and allyship.

 To learn more about this land and how to directly support Ohlone people by paying a Shuumi Land Tax:


Our Department

The Theatre and Dance Department has a performance-oriented program offering undergraduate students, unparalleled opportunity to perform in major department productions beginning in their first year. Our campus is the most diverse in the entire CSU system and we have one of the most innovative theater and dance curriculums in the state.

Former students work professionally and hold teaching positions locally and across the nation in Acting, Dance, Technical Theater, Design and Stage Management.


Single Subject Dance and Theatre Teaching Credential Program

 

Welcome to ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, where your journey to becoming a Theatre or Dance teacher is ready to take off!

Are you a teaching artist excited to train the next generation of performing artists?

Are you tired of seeing talent, creativity and drive dampened by lack of opportunity or access?

Do you believe in the power of public education?

Then join us! We are looking for teachers like you.

To find out more about our Dance and Theatre Credential Program go to our page.

Please join the new CSU East Bay  Department of Music and Performing Arts, the Latinx Student Success Center, the Library/CORE Building  and a vibrant group of artists, cultural programs, and scholars for the first

 

Please see below for information about 12 interdisciplinary events exploring the ways that a diverse group of artists, cultures and traditions honor ancestors, the realms of spirits, and our connection with the Earth.

 

ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN THESE ADVENTURES OF LEARNING AND CREATIVE EXPLORATION!

 

House of Spirits: 

Festival of Ancestral Connection

Oct. 23rd - Nov. 2nd 2026

@ CSU East Bay and online  

project 
All the information is here:
 
 
Friday, Oct. 23rd
Join the (LSSC) and the University Libraries install our community altar! 
 
 
Sunday, Oct. 25th
Latinx Student Success Center leads a field trip to Oakland Museum Dia de los Muertos event 
Monday Oct. 26th
performs Songs Downstream of DeLight, a hybrid music and dance performance, 7:30 - 9pm 
 
 
Tuesday Oct. 27th
Gaming and Ancestral Intelligence (hybrid) with Lonny Avi Brooks, 1:15 - 2:30pm
Enter the Crypt, Halloween Haunted Basement Experience: Tours run from 7 - 9pm.
Wednesday Oct. 28th
Creativity Lab leads a costume workshop and then a silent pop-up spirit procession, 2 - 4pm.
 
Thursday Oct. 29th
Lecture and Discussion (hybrid): The Roots, Differences and Connections of Dia de los Muertos, Halloween, and Other Holidays in the Season of the Dead (Hybrid), 11am - 12:15pm 

Caminada de Altares. Join the Latinx Student Success Center (LSSC) for a Caminada de Altares! 

Dancestral Informal Showing - CSUEB’s Dance Ensemble invites the community to a sneak peek of student choreography-in-progress 6:30 - 7pm

CSUEB Rock Band perform a Halloween Concert with dance by the Wandering Ensemble, 8 - 9pm

Friday Oct. 30th
Dancestral Community Gathering , 3 - 6:30pm
Featuring a combination of the CSUEB Ballet Folklorico Group, Wandering Ensemble, Seiryo Taiko, and more…
 
–AND–
Danza Azteca Community Practice with , 6:45 - 8:45pm.
Monday Nov. 2nd
Latinx Student Success Center’s Dia de los Muertos Gathering. 10:30am - 12pm. 

 

Night of the Living Dead

University Theatre

November 13 at 7:30 pm

November 14 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm

November 15 at 2:00 pm 

 

Play based on the 1968 groundbreaking film by

George Ramero and Juno Russo

Fallout from a satellite probe shot to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that transforms the dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ravenous ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead encroach. A gripping terror-filled monochromatic play that brings all the fright of the cult classic to life. This blend of thrilling horror laced with touches of dark humor envelops the audience in the action and unfolds into a shocking theatrical ending. 

Play adaptation by Lori Allen Ohm. 

Please note, discount tickets are for seniors 44+, CSUEB alumni, faculty and staff and any faculty, staff or student from any educational istitution. 

Parking for this event is free. 

The closest parking lots to the theatre building are lots K and L.  Questions call 510-885-3261

or email:  catherine.cyr@csueastbay.edu  

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Donate to our Department

Make a donation today to the CSUEB Theatre and Dance Department.
Your donation will go to help productions, travel for department trips for our students, equipment, outreach, guest artists, scholarship funding, and more! 
All of this to benefit the students in our department.

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Theatre and Dance Department

25800 Carlos Bee Blvd
Music Building Room 2569
Hayward, CA 94542

Administrative Coordinator

Renuka Asirvatham

510-885-3118

renuka.asirvatham@csueastbay.edu

Box Office Manager

Catherine Cyr

(510) 885-3261

Catherine.Cyr@csueastbay.edu

Theater and Facility Rentals

Cecilia Torres

(510) 885-3681

Cecilia.Torres@csueastbay.edu