Actors’ Theatre announces a full season of plays for 2023-24, starting with The Thin Place by Lucas Hnath, the story of the friendship between a veteran medium and a woman grappling with loss, Thursday through Sundays, Oct. 13 through Oct. 29, with a special closing performance on Halloween night. Miguel Reyna directs.
8 Tens @ 8 Festival returns, chosen from 300 submissions. Opens Jan. 19 through Feb. 18, performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Saturday and Sunday matinees.
Local playwright Steve “Spike” Wong’s original play White Sky, Falling Dragon, which had its world premiere last fall in Mountain View, returns with the original cast.
Inspired by Spike’s father, Captain Ernest Wong, USAAF, White Sky, Falling Dragon tells the story of a young Chinese-American man’s return to small-town Watsonville in 1944 after his service as a bombardier in World War II.
As he struggles to come to terms with the tragedy of his last mission, his Chinese family obligations clash with his search for a path to his future, and the way forward depends on a secret. A unique blend of drama and comedy, and a tribute to the complexities of what it means to come home.
Opens April 19 through May 5, performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and Saturday and Sunday matinees. Collaboration with Soaring Dragon Endeavors.
Actors’ Theatre welcomes other performing arts groups, school and youth theater, solo shows, Best Coast Burlesque, and the Y2K Loop Fest.
Actors’ Theatre is participating in First Friday Art Walks downtown. Oct. 6: Hand shadow master Adelina Skalandytė will perform then demonstrate how to make characters and give viewers a chance to try casting shadows.
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Season tickets for 4 shows costs $130 for adults, $120 for seniors/students at: www.santacruzactorstheatre.org/tickets.
Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre • 1001 Center Street • Santa Cruz
TOP PHOTO: 2022 performance in the 8 Tens @ 8 Festival