Grantee Database
SHAKESPEARE PLAY ON
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Arts Education – Exposure
Award Amount
$10,800.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Santa Cruz Shakespeare will offer student-only matinees to regional high schools at SCS’s outdoor theater, and provide teachers with innovative and engaging lesson plans for sharing Shakespeare in the classroom.
Organization Summary
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s (SCS) main program is a summer outdoor theatre festival. Each summer, the company produces 5 productions, which include two Shakespeare plays, two non-Shakespeare plays that are classical in nature, or classically inspired and a “Fringe Show.” The Fringe show is a limited performance-run production acted solely by our intern company.
In addition, we have robust Education and Outreach Programs:
• Student Matinee Week
• Internship Program in all areas of Production and Theatre Management
• Weekend with Shakespeare: a free community symposium about the plays in our season
• Educators Day: A focused day-long workshop provides educators tools, strategies, and lesson plans in the instruction of Shakespeare through visceral experiences
• SCS Sessions: a series of discussions with the season’s artists about the artistic process
• Audience Pre-and Post-show Discussions
• Free Youth Tickets
• “Pay What You Will” performances throughout the summer
Organization
Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Address
501 Upper Park Rd
SANTA CRUZ
95065
County
Santa Cruz
Region
Central Coast
Phone
(831) 460-6396
Congressional District
California's 20th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 29
State Senate District
District 17
