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...

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/

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.