It has given us the kind of urbane sensibility that a city as small as Santa Cruz would not have otherwise.
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.
We are losing a company of artists, a beloved venue and a set of experiences that paint a life as a Santa Cruz life.
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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