SCS In The Press

Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces 2026 Season Expansion

August 26, 2025

Five Summer and Fall Productions Connected by Theme of “Till 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 back more than 40 years,…

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2025 Summer and Fall Festival Tickets on Sale May 1 

April 15, 2025

Four Productions, Including a Musical, Offered July through September at the Audrey Stanley Grove April 15, 2025 – SANTA CRUZ, CA—Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional theatre company in Santa Cruz County with deep local roots that go back more than 40 years, today announced tickets will go on sale May 1 for…

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Launches “ShakesEDU” Year-Round Education Program for Local Youth

March 24, 2025

Enrollment open for spring classes and summer intensive program March 24, 2025 – SANTA CRUZ, CA -Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), celebrating 12 years as a nationally recognized non-profit professional repertory theatre company with history in Santa Cruz County going back more than 40 years, today announced the launch of “ShakesEDU” its expanded education program. “ShakesEDU”…

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Mike Ryan as Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Cast & Production Team Announced For A Christmas Carol, a New Holiday Tradition by Santa Cruz Shakespeare

November 12, 2024

Production runs Nov. 23 – Dec. 24 in Downtown Santa Cruz; Tickets now on sale Nov. 12, 2024– Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional repertory theatre company staging imaginative productions for more than a decade, today announced the cast and production team for Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. A…

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Mike Ryan as Scrooge in Santa Cruz Shakespeare's A Christmas Carol

Tickets on Sale Now for A Christmas Carol, a New Holiday Tradition Produced by Santa Cruz Shakespeare

October 16, 2024

Scrooge to be played by Mike Ryan OCT. 16, 2024 – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognizedprofessional repertory theatre company staging imaginative productions for more than adecade, debuts a new holiday tradition for the whole family with its production of CharlesDickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring Mike Ryan as Ebeneezer Scrooge.…

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Production of American Masterpiece The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Opens Sept. 1

September 3, 2024

Santa Cruz, CA (Sept. 3, 2024) – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional repertory theatre company staging imaginative productions for more than a decade, today announced its production of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, will open September 13 at 8p.m. Directed by Santa Cruz Shakespeare Artistic Director, Charles Pasternak, the production will run…

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Unveils Thrilling Lineup for 2025 Season

August 27, 2024

Unifying Theme for 2025 is “No One is Alone” and Explores Ties That Bring Us Together, Featuring Four Productions including a first-ever musical performance Santa Cruz, CA (August 27, 2024)—Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), celebrating 12 years as a nationally recognized non-profit professional repertory theater company with history in Santa Cruz County going back more than…

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces Opening Nights for Expanded 2024 Summer Festival

July 10, 2024

Santa Cruz, CA (July 10, 2024) – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional repertory theatre company staging imaginative productions for more than a decade, today announced the opening nights for its 2024 Summer Festival productions of Shakespeare’s As You Like It & Hamlet, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Tennessee Williams’…

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Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces Cast & Production Team for Expanded 2024 Summer Festival

June 5, 2024

Tickets on sale now for outdoor productions of Shakespeare’s As You Like It & Hamlet, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie JUNE 5, 2024– Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional repertory theater company staging imaginative productions for more than a decade, today…

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Tickets on Sale May 1 for Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2024 Expanded Summer Season, “Generations”

April 2, 2024

Four Productions Running July Through September at Audrey Stanley Grove Santa Cruz, CA (April 2, 2024) — Santa Cruz Shakespeare (SCS), a nationally recognized professional theatre company in Santa Cruz County with deep local roots that go back more than 40 years, today announced that tickets will go on sale May 1 for its expanded…

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