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.
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.
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.
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