Friday, August 30, 2013

Losing the Shakespeare Santa Cruz


"Henry IV, Part 2" 
It has given us the kind of urbane sensibility that a city as small as Santa Cruz would not have otherwise.
"Twelfth Night"
But it's more than merely a few plays in the woods. SSC has straddled the chasm between town and gown in Santa Cruz better than any other organization ever has.
"Coriolanus"
We are losing a company of artists, a beloved venue and a set of experiences that paint a life as a Santa Cruz life.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
The point is that this company and that wonderful outdoor venue where they've created most of their magical moments has become, for locals anyway, a part of the fine-grained fabric of our lives.
The photos are production shots from the Shakespeare Santa Cruz.  Santa Cruz is on the western-central coast of California.  The words are by Wallace Baine, the writer behind What we lose when we lose Shakespeare Santa Cruz.  Baine takes a personal, reminiscent and endearing look at the closing of the SSC.  I love reading his article, because his sentimental never slides into melodramatic.

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