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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Expands Theater Access with More “Monday Night Revels” Performances and New Tuesday Night “Community Revels

Tickets on sale now for 2026 line-up including one-night-only tribute bands, comedy, drag and local artistic collaborations March 25, 2026 — SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), the nationally recognized professional theatre company with more than 40 years of history in Santa Cruz County, today announced the expansion
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces First-ever Spring Production

Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS) today announced its expansion in year-round programming with a special spring engagement of Vincent, the acclaimed one-person play by Leonard Nimoy. The 90-minute performance, starring SCS Artistic Director Charles Pasternak, will take place at the Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street in Downtown Santa Cruz on
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Christmas Miracles on Closing Night of Our Production of A Christmas Carol

FROM SCS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHARLES PASTERNAK: December 24, Christmas Eve, was the closing performance of our 2025 Christmas Carol. All weekend the has been windy and wet, with particularly strong gusts that evening. I stood outside the Vets Hall as I do before every performance — greeting people, wishing them
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces 2026 Season Expansion

Five Summer and Fall Productions Connected by Theme of “’Til Death Do Us Part”; A Christmas Carol Returns for Winter Production August 26, 2025– SANTA CRUZ, CA— Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), celebrating 12 years as a nationally recognized non-profit professional repertory theater company with history in Santa Cruz County going
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