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FOR EDUCATORS

STUDENT MATINEES

BRING YOUR STUDENTS TO OUR THEATRE! Santa Cruz Shakespeare offers Student Matinee (SMAT) programming as an important piece of our goal to ensure that every high school student in Santa Cruz County has seen a live, professional production of one of Shakespeare’s plays by the time they graduate.

Click below and fill out the form to get space at any of all of our student matinee performances.

SMAT REQUEST FORM

SHAKES ON THE MOVE

THE SCHOOL TOUR. Santa Cruz Shakespeare is proud to announce our Spring 2026 touring program, presenting our newest production The Tempest, and our popular bilingual adaptation of Romeo and Juliet! If you can’t come to the Grove for one of our shows, let us come to you! Whether in a school, a library, a retirement community, a park, or another type of venue, we have something that will fit your bill … and your budget!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TOURING PRODUCTIONS

LESSON PLANS

We offer lesson plans and tools for educators to help guide instruction and to equip teachers with practical tools for bringing Shakespeare’s works to life in the classroom.
CHECK OUT OUR LIBRARY OF LESSONS PLANS

SHAKESCHOOL

SHAKESCHOOL is a professional development workshop to equip teachers with practical tools for bringing Shakespeare’s works to life in the classroom. Continuing education credit is available through the University of the Pacific.
GET MORE INFORMATION AND SIGN UP FOR SHAKESCHOOL