Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre exists to ignite creativity and foster community by providing a space where bold, innovative performances entertain, inspire and transform artists and audiences.
Young artists are the future of theater. But having to work a paying job to get by is a barrier to their participation in our productions. We created an endowment fund for young directors that patrons can donate to. We’d like to really grow this fund so we can offer compensation to bring more young directors into our 8 Tens @ 8 Festival for 2027 and also offer a chance to direct a show in our season.
We are a volunteer-based, community theater, so many of the people who participate in our productions are older, with established incomes. They can do it purely for passion. This isn’t true for younger people trying to survive in Santa Cruz. Thank you for your support!
Bravo for the best short play festival I've ever attended and I've attended many short play festivals. Great acting, sets, crew, directors, and house managers. The plays were 100 percent entertaining.
Anonymous 8 Tens audience survey
