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February 28, 2024
Hitting the Spotlight
Williams, 67, founded the UCSC African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT) in 1991, a student-run organization meant to give a voice to the small African American population at the school. However, his story begins earlier when he founded his first theater group while attending Michigan State, called the Last Minute Hookup Theater Company
January 31, 2024
Ten-minute Plays
Much like flash fiction, 10 minute plays loaded with fresh energy seem to captivate without sagging.
January 2, 2024
Karen with a K
Songwriter Laura February Strange and her music partner and arranger, Scott Kail, give us an inspired and gritty album of ten rock songs that are the soundtrack of the comedy rock opera Karen with a K. Karen is the meme for middle-aged white women who have become infamous...
December 27, 2023
A New Stage of Life
You can end the year with the fastest talking comedian at Scotts Valley’s newest venue. Coming on Dec. 30 is a comedy show and fundraiser, for the Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild
November 28, 2023
A Look from Behind Bars
Anthony Michael Jefferson describes himself as a “returned citizen.” The actor, playwright and chef was incarcerated for 23 years in Soledad State Prison for first degree murder and was released in 2015. The Bumpy Road Less Traveled is Jefferson’s powerful one-person play...
October 25, 2023
Hilarious Crossing
British playwright Tom Stoppard's 1984 play-within-a-play comedy, Rough Crossing, launches the Jewel Theatre's ultimate season with madcap flourish.
Hellbent on creating a theatrical success...
October 11, 2023
I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts!
Where do we go when we die? Is it a magical plane of existence located in the wisps of clouds? Or is it lurking...
August 15, 2023
Karen with a K brings rock opera to Corralitos
Comedic play is based on the internet meme
Karen blunders on social media, blames everyone else, then doubles down and does it all over again....
August 4, 2023
Royal Folly, Brilliant Theater
SCS's King Lear—Ultimate Drama
Admit it. We were there to watch a distinguished actor power his way through ultimate Shakespeare. Yet one of the most...
August 1, 2023
Shrewd Shakespeare
Battle of wordplay in SCS's second offering
The Taming of the Shrew is a brilliant comedy of errors, squarely set 400 years—and many social...
July 19, 2023
Will Power
SCS opens its season of legacy with a comic thriller
What would William Shakespeare think if he knew his theater works were being performed in...
July 12, 2023
Cabrillo Stages a Hit!
A Classic Tale, a Resounding Success
As a veteran patron of Broadway and London musical productions, I was prepared to be hopeful about Cabrillo Stage’s...