Saturday, Feb 1, 2025 at 2:00pm
The annual 10-minute play festival is one of the most anticipated and popular events of the theatre season in Santa Cruz.
The Best of the Rest
Staged readings of the 8 runners up from each year's 8 Tens @ 8 Festival
Plays are performed script in hand by an ensemble cast, co-directed by 8 Tens directors.
Schedule:
Part 1
THE NEAREST FAR AWAY PLACE by Aleks Merilo | Directed by Cathy D. Warner
SPEED DATING by by Curt Strickland | Directed by Kathie Kratochvil
THE BARGAIN by Terry Amara Boero | Directed by Kathryn Adkins
GIVER OF BEAUTY by Randy Warren | Directed by Karin Babbitt
FIRE ESCAPE by Sache (Steven) J. Satta | Directed by Brian Spencer
CLOSING TIME by Ellen Abrams | Directed by Marcus Cato
BALLOON RELEASE by Keith Whalen | Directed by Simon Hayward
GROUCHY by Matthew Moore | Directed by Jim Schultz
Tickets:
Prices: $35 General | $32 Senior/Student
Parts 1 & 2 Package: $65 General | $60 Senior/Student
Parts 1, 2 & 3 Package: $75 General | $70 Senior/Student
Get 2 for 1 tickets on Thursday nights [Code = 2for1 (no spaces)]
Buy Tickets for Parts 1, 2 & 3
Date: January 17 - February 16, 2025
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