The World Theater
The World Theater at California State University, Monterey Bay is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 Performing Arts Series! Read more about our exciting series below, and stay connected through our new facebook page.
Tickets for all World Theater shows can be purchased HERE or by contacting The World Theater Box Office Mon-Fri Noon-4pm (831)582-4580
Performing Arts Series
February 29, 2012
Don't Fence Me In
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 7:30PM
Special Presentation at University Center Ballroom
Join us for this very special evening of songs, music, and poetry of the American west, a unique evening featuring five different acts!
Few places in the world capture the imagination like the American West. From the range, ranch, reservation and roadhouse, from the valley of the Rio Grande to the Bitteroot Mountains, Don’t Fence Me In: Songs, Music and Poetry of the American West explores the region’s celebrated musical and oral culture. Cowboy songs and poetry, high plains yodeling, western swing fiddle and vocal harmonies, lively Tex-Mex polkas and rancheras, and Northern Plains pow-wow drum and song are performed by an assemblage of exceptional artists – all working cowboys and other authentic representatives of today’s western culture. Appearing several times throughout the performance in different musical roles and configurations that will surprise and delight audiences, these artists express the vitality, power and ever-evolving nature of tradition. For more information and samples of the artists on the tour, click here.
Reserved table seats with beverage service available- all other seats first come, first-served open seating at The University Center Ballroom.
$50 Reserved Table Seat
$35 General Admission
$29 Senior Citizen (55+), Military with ID, Fort Ord Alumni Association
$19 CSUMB Staff, Faculty, Alumni, Young Adult (13-18), Non-CSUMB Student
$10 CSUMB Student, Children (-12)
March 8, 2012
WILL DURST
Political Humorist
Thursday, March 8, 2012 7:30pm
Acknowledged by peers and press alike as one of the premier political satirists in the country, Will Durst has patched together a comedy quilt of a career, weaving together columns, books, radio and television commentaries, acting, voice overs and most especially, stand up comedy, into a hilarious patchwork of outraged and outrageous common sense. He is a 5 time Emmy nominee; has been fired by PBS three times; told jokes in 14 countries; racked up 7 nominations for Stand-Up of the Year; and his 800+ television appearances include Letterman, HBO, Showtime, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, the BBC and many more. His abiding motto is “You can’t make stuff up like this." The New York Times calls him "possibly the best political comic in the country." Durst's performances are made possible by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Ticket Prices
$40 Gold Circle
$29 General Admission
$25 Senior Citizen (55+), Military
$15 CSUMB Staff, Faculty, Alumni, Young Adult (13+), Non-CSUMB Student
$10 CSUMB Student
CSUMB EMPOWER
presents
Eve Ensler's
The Vagina Monologues 2012
February 13, 2012
Langston Hughes’ “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz”
Featuring The Ron McCurdy Quartet
Multimedia Jazz Performance
Monday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.
A multimedia concert performance of Langston Hughes' kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite entitled, “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz.” This is Hughes' homage in verse and music to the struggle for artistic and social freedom at home and abroad at the beginning of the 1960s. Utilizing engaging videography, this concert performance links the words and music of Hughes’ poetry to topical images of the people, places, events and visual artists of the Harlem renaissance and captures the mood of a nation on the verge of the Black Arts performance explosion. The performance is brought to life by the extraordinary talents of the Ron McCurdy Quartet. Dr. Ronald C. McCurdy is professor of music in the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (USC) and is Past-President of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE). Prior to his appointment at USC he served as Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at USC.
The event is co-sponsored by Student Activities & Leadership Development, Associated Students, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Science, Music and Perfroming Arts, and the World Theater.
Ticket Prices
Free for CSUMB Students, Faculty, and Staff (Ticket Required)
$5 General Admission
KAZU Radio 90.3 FM is the official radio sponsor for the World Theater Performing Arts Series. The World Theater thanks KAZU for their ongoing support.
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