Santa Cruz Actors' Theatre Press Feed

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT ACTORS' THEATRE!!!

Michelle Carter — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:43:23 +0000

We may be losing our lease but we haven't lost our sense of humor! This Friday December 3, 2010 we've got all kinds of comedy coming your way. We've got stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, comic songs and even juggling comedy!

Our All Star Lineup:

Comedian Richard Stockton

Stephanie Golino and Neil Hellman as "Holly GoLightly" and Truman Capote

Avi and Leah Tutman and Company in "The Play Is The Thing"

Juggling and comedy by "James On The Rocks"

Comedic melodies with Franklin Harris

COME ON OVER AND SHARE A BELLY LAUGH!

FRIDAY, DEC. 3rd @ 7:00 PM

TICKETS ONLY $7 BUCKS!

(available at door only)

SANTA CRUZ ACTORS' THEATRE

1001 CENTER ST., SANTA CRUZ

For further information, to sign up to perform, or MAKE A DONATION call Gerry @ 425- 1003

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Michelle Carter — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:42:35 +0000

Actors' Theatre proudly announces the winners of our 2010 Full Length Play Festival. Thank you to all of the playwrights who contributed. There were many excellent plays submitted.

The winners are:

1st Place: "Mystery Spot" by Steve Lyons

Runner Up: "Lucid" by Tony Fiorentino

Building a 'Green Set'

Michelle Carter — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:42:54 +0000

Working to meet a budget can help the environment when designing an innovative set for an edgy comedy about faith and religion.

Incorruptible

Michelle Carter — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:37:55 +0000

INCORRUPTIBLE--A Dark Comedy About the Dark Ages. This outrageous 1996 farce by Michael Hollinger is a hilarious examination of Medieval corruption AND redemption which, coincidentally, resonates with today's headlines about financial scheming and depression, the plight of the poor, flooding, and homelessness, prescribed morality and more. Oh, yes--and then there are the little matters of greed, guilt, ideological compromise, religious relics and miracles!

Eight 10's @ 8 Interview with the Director

Michelle Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:52:08 +0000

Eight Tens @ 8 with Brian Spencer. Brian Spencer on the KZSC Drama Hour with Davis Banta

Young Playwrights Festival - 2008

Michelle Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:47:07 +0000

Playwrights from across the country participate in local festival. Robert Zander squeezes away from the hubbub of academia, with teenagers shouting in the background, to take a call from GT. We’re intrigued. Who is this high school senior who’s responsible for getting praise from people like Wilma Marcus Chandler, a long-time local acting teacher and former artistic director of the Actors’ Theatre? Chandler is currently overseeing the Young Playwright’s Festival at the Actors’ Theater in downtown Santa Cruz; the festival, whose show times are on April 24, 25 and 26, boasts the original work of seven playwrights age 19 and under.

Stone Soup by Christina Martin

Michelle Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:44:33 +0000

Dance company reinterprets classic folk tale There is one über, savory soup that will satisfy dining reviewers across America: It starts with a stone (yes, basically a big rock), then a hearty carrot, a juicy red tomato, and on and on. But the key ingredient is that stone—and your imagination. By now, you might recognize the recipe—for Stone Soup—a children’s fable about two soldiers who walk into a town during World War II. Hungry, they wander through the town, going from door to door, pleading for scraps of food to hold off their hunger. But the villagers exclaim, “We’re starving here! Go away!” And so the soldiers pull an “Emperor’s New Clothes” type of scenario on the selfish locals: They find a pot and a stone and start spreading the news that they’ve concocted an amazing soup (of course it’s all make believe). The only glitch, they tell the curious people, is that the soup would be better if it had a carrot or a tomato thrown into the broth. And so from there, one by one, contributions are made to the pot of soup, and everyone exclaims, “This is the best soup I ever had.” While it’s a great tale, fundamentally, its bottom-line message is about the idea of cooperation to achieve success.

Eight Tens @ 8 - 2008

Michelle Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:41:47 +0000

'Eight Tens' again provides zippy entertainment for everyone. The Actors' Theater in downtown Santa Cruz has kicked off the new year and its 2008 season with its 13th annual 10-minute play festival, "Eight Tens @ Eight," by now one of the most anticipated and enjoyable experiences in local theater.

Acting Up, by Christina Martin

Michelle Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:23:47 +0000

Eight Tens @ Eight aims to make 2008 memorable. There are some things in Santa Cruz that are here to stay: hippies, the ridiculous Eastside v. Westside surf war, yoga and, fondly, the “Eight Tens @ Eight.” The annual potpourri of eight short plays that last 10 minutes each will be unveiled this month at the Actors’ Theatre.

'It Had to Be You' by Ann Bennett

Michelle Carter — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:19:10 +0000

The laughs fly fast in the outrageously funny 'It Had to Be You' An evening of totally hilarious comedy is a welcome treat these days, so don't miss this opportunity to forget all your troubles and laugh yourself silly at the Actors' Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz, where Lampshade Theatre Productions has opened a raucous and irresistible show that's guaranteed to cheer you up.