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‘Vincent’ by Leonard Nimoy, starring Charles Pasternak, runs on select dates in April and May  April 23, 2026 – Santa Cruz, CA — Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS) today announced its special spring engagement of Vincent, the acclaimed one-person play by Leonard Nimoy, opens on Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m.

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

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

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