SCS In The Press

Undiscovered Shakespeare: The Wars of the Roses In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in lieu of its traditional summer offerings, Santa Cruz Shakespeare is very proud to announce a new virtual reading series to keep audiences engaged with the high-quality, professional Shakespeare they have come to expect! Starting one week from today, on July…

BY STEVE PALOPOLI POSTED ON APRIL 21, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has devastated our local arts community, a reality that hit home particularly hard when Santa Cruz Shakespeare announced on April 10 that it was cancelling its summer season, which had been set to begin July 7 with productions of The Tempest and Twelfth Night, along with Melissa Rain Anderson’s A…

“Hope is a lover’s staff; walk hence with that and manage it against despairing thoughts.” – William Shakespeare,  The Two Gentlemen of Verona Dear SCS Family, What an extraordinary time. Like most of you, SCS’s employees are currently Sheltering In Place, and while this state of affairs makes our work more difficult, we are grateful…

Lisa Jensen Online Express Adventures in writing with Lisa Jensen, Author, Columnist and Film Critic published February 14, 2020 by Lisa Jensen Heads up, Shakespeare fans! Our own Santa Cruz Shakespeare has announced its lineup for this year’s summer festival season — and since it revolves around two of my favorite Shakespeare plays, I could…

    January 26, 2020 published by Aptos Times     Santa Cruz Shakespeare is thrilled to announce its 2020 Season, with repertory performances beginning July 7 and running through August 30 at the Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park. Kicking us off, the first show of the season will once again be our non-Shakespeare…

January 9, 2019  

  January 6, 2020   2019 was a wonderful year for SCS with our record setting, critically acclaimed summer season and an expanding educational program. With the improvements and updates in-store 2020 promises to be even better. To kick off the new year, SCS welcomes a new Managing Director, Larry Mabrey. Larry brings over 30…