Performances

Night of the Living Dead

University Theatre

Friday, November 13, 2026, 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, November 15, 2026, 2:00 pm

A play adaptation by Lori Allen Ohm, based on the 1968 film by George A. Romero and John A. Russo.

Fallout from a satellite probe sent to Venus returns to Earth carrying a mysterious radiation that turns the dead into flesh-eating zombies. Seven people trapped in an isolated farmhouse, held hostage by the ghouls, begin to turn on each other as the dead close in. This black-and-white staging brings the fright of the cult classic to life, mixing horror with dark humor and drawing the audience into the action through to a shocking ending.

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Discount tickets are available for seniors (55+), CSU East Bay alumni, faculty, and staff, and faculty, staff, and students of any educational institution.

Parking

Parking for this event is free. Lots K and L are closest to the theatre building.

Questions

Call 510-885-3118 or email catherine.cyr@csueastbay.edu.

House of Spirits: Festival of Ancestral Connection

October 23 to November 2, 2026, at CSU East Bay and online

The Department of Music and Performing Arts, the Latinx Student Success Center, the Library/CORE Building, and a group of artists, cultural programs, and scholars presented twelve interdisciplinary events on how artists, cultures, and traditions honor ancestors, the realms of spirits, and our connection with the Earth. The festival is part of the Parable of Belonging project. Full festival information.

Festival schedule
Date	Event	Time
Fri, Oct 23	Community altar installation, with the Latinx Student Success Center (LSSC) and the University Libraries
Sun, Oct 25	Field trip to the Oakland Museum's Día de los Muertos event, led by the LSSC
Mon, Oct 26	Bandelion performs Songs Downstream of DeLight, a hybrid music and dance performance	7:30–9 pm
Tue, Oct 27	Gaming and Ancestral Intelligence (hybrid), with Lonny Avi Brooks	1:15–2:30 pm
Tue, Oct 27	Enter the Crypt, a Halloween haunted basement experience	7–9 pm
Wed, Oct 28	Costume workshop and silent pop-up spirit procession, led by the Creativity Lab	2–4 pm
Thu, Oct 29	Lecture and discussion (hybrid): The Roots, Differences and Connections of Día de los Muertos, Halloween, and Other Holidays in the Season of the Dead	11 am–12:15 pm
Thu, Oct 29	Caminada de Altares, with the LSSC
Thu, Oct 29	Dancestral informal showing: the Dance Ensemble shares student choreography in progress	6:30–7 pm
Thu, Oct 29	Halloween concert by the Rock Band, with dance by the Wandering Ensemble	8–9 pm
Fri, Oct 30	Dancestral Community Gathering, with the Ballet Folklórico group, the Wandering Ensemble, Seiryo Taiko, and others	3–6:30 pm
Fri, Oct 30	Danza Azteca community practice with Calpulli Ome-Tekpatl	6:45–8:45 pm
Mon, Nov 2	Día de los Muertos gathering, with the LSSC	10:30 am–12 pm