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The longest running short play festival in the world!
8 Tens @ 8 Short Play Festival
Sold out run in 2023!
The annual 10-minute play festival is one of the most anticipated and popular events of the theatre season in Santa Cruz.
See photos from this year's shows:
Look for The Best of the Rest, an evening of staged readings of the 2023 runners-up,
coming in May.
Looking Back at 8 Tens @ 8
Watch some audience favorites from past Festivals in this video.
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Why God Made Beggars - 2020
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True - 2017
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Waiting For Their Flights - 2018
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Phone Sets - 2018
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Dragon Skin - 2018
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