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500 Chestnut St, Suite 250, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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Since 1981, this professional company has been presenting acclaimed annual seasons of Shakespeare and companion works.

Inspired by Shakespeare, the company brings audiences and artists together to celebrate stories about our collective humanity. It envisions a community where generations are passionate and knowledgeable about Shakespeare and live theater, and where the community engages in active discussion about language and art.

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08/13/2024
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In a word: riveting. The Santa Cruz Shakespeare production of Hamlet is everything one could hope it would be. Director Susan Dalian has updated the setting of this 425-year-old masterwork to the late 1960s, piping in vintage rock ’n’ roll plus radio broadcasts about the Vietnam War and various presidential assassinations during scene changes.

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07/24/2024
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Shakespeare's rom-com classic As You Like It filled the Grove with the sounds of merriment, silliness and slapstick at the Santa Cruz Shakespeare opening night. Playing for laughs, this production is spun as a crowd pleaser showcasing sit-com, vaudeville, and an interior gloss on Cyrano performed by a dazzlingly diverse company.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

06/06/2024
Season 11 will be the biggest yet, with two plays by William Shakespeare and two by other authors.

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12/08/2023
In “As You Like It,” Jacques famously proclaims, “One man in his time plays many parts.” That is certainly true of Lorne Dechtenberg, who has served as a musician, nonprofit director and music director.

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08/06/2023
Many of the steady hands that have guided the likes of the Cabrillo Festival and Santa Cruz Shakespeare for years are stepping down. There’s no guarantee it will be business as usual as a diverse group of millennials and Gen Z makes up larger shares of potential audiences.

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