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January 21, 2025
Beyond Baroque
If you think you’re not ready for pre-electronic music, you’re in for a mind-bending shock. Reddin works the pedals of the organ like a man possessed
December 27, 2024
Stage of Dreams
Taking over the former home of the Jewel Theater with her new project, Theatre 831, Lindsey Chester is reaching out to local arts groups.
December 13, 2024
A Fond Bye-Bye to Bruce Bratton
Hard to think about this town without his omnipresence, the inimitable Bruce Bratton, who left us a few days ago.
December 11, 2024
A New Tradition
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s new and utterly delightful A Christmas Carol has already enchanted half the town. Review by Christina Waters
December 3, 2024
Word Play
Such a pleasure it is to savor Gary Young’s poems that one scarcely minds not entirely knowing how they cast their spell.
November 20, 2024
Ghost Story
Mark Twain declared that A Christmas Carol had no heart, to which Charles Pasternak, Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s artistic director, says, “Bah, Humbug!”
November 6, 2024
Triple Treats
From folkloric influences to world music, New Music Works' “Three’s Company” is a perfect introduction to music written by living composers.
October 15, 2024
Twisted Tale
...one devil of a tasty and twisted tale called Lucky Time, a two-act psychological puzzle produced by Actors Theatre.