Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces 2016 Summer Festival ......Santa Cruz Shakespeare Announces 2016...
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February26,2016MEDIACONTACT:
CherylGames,CommunicationsDirector831-460-6396x6,[email protected]
SantaCruzShakespeareAnnounces2016SummerFestivalProductions
TwoofShakespeare’sClassicsandtheAnnualFringeShowInaugurateTheGroveatDeLaveagaPark
SantaCruz,CA–SantaCruzShakespeareisthrilledtopresentits2016summerrepertoryseason,withperformancesbeginningJuly12andplayingthroughAugust28atitsnewhomeinTheGroveatDeLaveagaPark,501UpperParkRd.inSantaCruz.
The2016season,thefirstinthecompany’snewoutdoorvenueinDeLaveagaPark,startswithShakespeare’smagicalcomedyinthewoods,AMidsummerNight’sDream,directedbyTerriMcMahon,openingonJuly15;followedbyShakespeare’sdarkfamilytragedy,Hamlet,openingJuly29withdirectionbyPaulMullins,directoroftheSSC’sHenryVin2013.Plus,SantaCruzShakespearecontinuesthetraditionofshowcasingtheseason’sinternactingcompanywithaFringeproductionofthetime-traveling,gender-bendingcomedyOrlando,bySarahRuhlandbasedonthenovelbyVirginiaWoolf,withthreeperformancesonlystartingAugust17.TicketsgoonsaleMay16,2016withaSantaCruzShakespeareMemberpre-salestartingMay2,andcanbepurchasedonlineatsantacruzshakespeare.org.
ArtisticDirectorMikeRyanframestheseasonbysaying,”InAMidsummerNight’sDream,Theseus,theDukeofAthenssays,‘Thelunatic,thelover,andthepoet/Areofimaginationallcompact.’Thethreeplaysofthe2016seasonexplorethetransformationalpowerofmadness,love,andart.Iamalsoextremelyproudthatwewillcontinueourpolicyofgenderequitablecastingandtellinginclusivestoriesforatwenty-firstcenturyaudience.Thisyear,wewillheightenthoseeffortsbycastingawomaninthetraditionallymaleroleofHamlet.”
Inadditiontotheperformances,SantaCruzShakespearewillofferspecialeventsthroughoutthesummer,includingaFirstFridaySeasonKick-offCelebrationonMay6,aSeasonPreviewatBookshopSantaCruzonJune7,post-showdiscussionsthroughoutthemonthofAugust,andWeekendWithShakespeare,August12-14,whereparticipantswillhearleadingShakespearescholarsandtheatreartistssharetheirinsightsintotheseason’splaysthroughlecturesanddiscussions.
SantaCruzShakespearewillonceagainoffera“FreeYouthTicket”tooneofitsproductions,aprograminitiatedlastseasontoencouragetheintroductionofShakespearetothenextgeneration.Thisyear,those18andunderaccompaniedbyapayingadultwillreceiveafreegroundlingtickettoallperformancesofAMidsummerNight’sDream.
Thetheatrecompanyisworkingtoraise$1milliontofundtheconstructionofthenewoutdoortheateratDeLaveagaPark.Over$655,000hasalreadybeenpledgedfortheproject,anda#BuildTheGrovecampaignisunderwaywithapublicappealtoraisetheadditionalfunds.Detailedinformationaboutthecampaigncanfoundonlineatsantacruzshakespeare.org/buildthegrove.
“We’llbebreakinggroundshortlyonthisexcitingandambitiousproject,”saysBoardPresidentRickWright.“TheGrovewillprovidetheliteralfoundationforSantaCruzShakespeareasourpermanenthomeformanyyearstocome.ThisisanopportunitytoinvestinSantaCruzShakespeareandourcommunity.Toraisetheremaining$345,000,IinvitethosewhohavenotyetpledgedtojoinourboardmembersandthemanyotherswhohavealreadydonatedtobecomepartofthefutureofSantaCruzShakespeare.”
www.santacruzshakespeare.org
Donationstosupportthe2016seasonandthe#BuildTheGrovecampaigncanbemadesecurelyonlineatsantacruzshakespeare.org.
WHAT: SantaCruzShakespeare2016SummerRepertorySeason
WHEN: AMidsummerNight’sDreamByWilliamShakespeare,directedbyTerriMcMahonPreviews:July12-14Opening:July15playingthroughAugust28HamletByWilliamShakespeare,directedbyPaulMullinsPreviews:July26-28Opening:July28playingthroughAugust28FringeShow:VirginiaWoolf’sTheRoverAdaptedbySaraRuhl,directedbyDavidMordenThreeperformances:August17,23,24
WednesdayandThursdayeveningperformancesstartat7:30PMFriday,SaturdayandSundayeveningperformancesstartat8:00PMMatineeperformancesstartat2:00PM.
WHERE: TheGroveatDeLaveagaPark,501UpperParkRoad,SantaCruzCA,95065
TICKETS: TicketsonsaleMay16.Memberpre-saleMay2.Online:www.santacruzshakespeare.org/ticketsByPhone:831-460-6399
PRICES: $16-$52forsingleticketsMembertickets,grouprates,studentandseniordiscounts,andspecialpreviewpricesareavailable.$20Rushticketsareavailableonehourpriortoperformances.
Pressphotoscanbedownloadedatwww.santacruzshakespeare.org/media.ToarrangeaninterviewwithMikeRyan,ArtisticDirector,orotherSCSartists,contactCherylGamesat831-460-6396,x6.
***SantaCruzShakespeare(SCS),rootedinSantaCruz,California,ispreparingtocelebrateitsthirdseasonasanindependentnon-profittheatrecompany.InspiredbyShakespeare,SCScreatesandstrengthenscommunitybybringingaudiencesandtheaterartiststogethertocelebratestoriesaboutourcollectivehumanity.SCS
envisionsacommunitywheregenerationsareincreasinglypassionateandknowledgeableaboutShakespeareandlivetheatre,acommunitythatengagesinactivediscussionaboutlanguageandartandreachesfor
passion,connection,andempowerment.
www.santacruzshakespeare.org###