Support Our "Big Idea" Through Santa Cruz Gives This Year!
Actors’ Theatre is very excited to be participating in Santa Cruz Gives for the first time this year. Find our profile page at https://santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/santacruzactorstheatre/
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Celebrating Wilma Chandler and 30 years of 8 Tens @ 8!
This year, 2026, marks the 30th performance of the 8 Tens @ 8 Short Play Festival. The brainchild of local theater director, playwright, teacher and mentor Wilma Marcus Chandler back in 1995, the Festival is still one of the most anticipated events of the Santa Cruz theater season, and is now the longest-running short play festival in the world.
We talked with Wilma to get her perspective on 8 Tens @ 8, from the very beginning up until today.
Behind the Scenes of 8 Tens @ 8... Ready, Set, Direct!
We asked some of the directors for this year's 8 Tens @ 8 a few questions about directing for the Festival. Here's what we asked, and what they had to say...
8 Tens @ 8: 2026 Winners Announced
Our winning playwrights come from as far away as New York and Mexico Cities and as close to home as Santa Cruz. Here are the plays in the 2026 8 Tens @ 8 Festival.
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