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Please Stand By...
A staged reading of a radio play
October 31, 1938: A radio play sends the entire U.S. into a panic that will reverberated across the headlines for weeks and make its creator notorious in entertainment history. And, just down the road, Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater is performing “The War of the Worlds.”
“Please Stand By” is the untrue story of that night and the events that led up to it, when world-famous actor and bitter Welles rival Oswald Reeves and his National Broadcasting Network company made a shambles of their own historic “live as it happened” performance of the alien attack that DIDN’T come from Mars.
by Curt Sorkin, directed by Denise Keplinger
April 16 @ 7 pm
Tickets by donation at the door
& Actors' Theatre present...
In Some Dark Valley
The Testimony of the Reverend Brand
On a moonlit night in Appalachia, a fiery preacher travels through time to confront his demons and find redemption, In a work both haunting and illuminating in its relevance to today, actor Robert Bailey brings his powerful solo show back to Santa Cruz for one weekend only, after wowing audiences here in November 2024.
Directed by Billy Siegenfeld
April 17, 18 & 19
Fri, Sat @ 7 pm, Sun @ 2 pm
Fortitude & Gentleness
A rehearsal between two actors turns into explosions of angst, politics, literature, motherhood, forgiveness, and love—with snatches of song, a handful of dances, rants about life, and impassioned appeals to both the moon and Jane Austen. The themes are explored through movement, song and dance, embodying the energetic, rhythm-driven style of Jump Rhythm, a form of jazz dance focusing on raw physical and emotional energy and syncopation.
Directed by Billy Siegenfeld
April 24, 25 & 26
Fri, Sat @ 7 pm, Sun @ 2 pm
Don't miss the movement workshops with Jump Rhythm founder Billy Siegenfeld on April 22!
Visti our Workshops page to learn more!
* NOTE: This is a preview performance during the company's technical rehearsal process in preparation for the show's run at Satori Arts in May. There will be brief pauses and breaks to finalize lighting, sound, and other production elements. For more information go to: mirandacompany.com/productions
Mir & A Company presents...
Stranger with the Truth
A Preview During Technical Rehearsal*
This interdisciplinary theater piece is based on a true story.
When a father tries to help a homeless man who reminds him of his missing son, Chris, it sparks long-avoided conversations in the family about Chris, schizophrenia, and homelessness. As true events, memories, and ghosts collide, the truth gradually emerges.
"Stranger with the Truth" aims to humanize those who experience psychosis and schizophrenia through a blend of theater, movement, singing, and original music. This story explores the difficult questions families face—and often struggle to discuss—when psychosis first emerges, then takes over, someone’s life.
Written and directed by Miranda Janeschild
April 21, 22, 23 @ 7 pm
Tickets by donation at the door
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