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‘Frankenstein’ awakens at CSUSB in MarchLos Angeles Times/HS InsiderFeb. 27, 2018

The CSUSB Theatre Arts department will continue to present its 2017-18 play lineup themed Power & Control with its upcoming production of “Frankenstein.” Opening at the Barnes Theatre stage on March 9 and continuing its run on March 10, 15, 16, and 17 at 8 p.m. and March 11 and 18 at 2 p.m., this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic tale will be directed by professor Tom Provenzano.

Having directed 20 plays over the course of his 24 years teaching at CSUSB, Provenzano has been wanting to direct this particular play for quite some time. Due to difficulties with obtaining the rights to the script of a pre-existing London production of Frankenstein, he decided he would write his own take on the iconic story.

“It’s adapted from [Mary Shelley’s] book, but it’s not just the story. It’s also a pre-story that explores the events that led her to write ‘Frankenstein’ in the first place,” Provenzano said.

Read the complete article at “‘Frankenstein’ awakens at CSUSB in March.”

CSUSB hate crime study cited in latest report of anti-Semitic incidents in U.S.Huffington PostFeb. 27, 2018

The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States rose nearly 60 percent in 2017, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League, marking the largest single year increase the organization has ever recorded. According to the report, published Tuesday, the ADL counted 1,986 anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, a 57 percent increase over the year before. 

Preliminary hate crime statistics for 2017 — collected by Brian Levin, a professor of criminal justice and director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino — showed a 20 percent rise in hate crimes in 13 large American cities. 

Read the complete article at “Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. rose nearly 60 percent in 2017.”

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