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Shakespeare Santa Cruz to close its door forever on December 22nd
Dear Friends and Family,
I received some unsettling news yesterday that Shakespeare Santa Cruz - the country's fifth largest Shakespeare festival - will close its door forever on December 22nd unless they raise $300,000. If this sounds last minute, it is because they themselves found out only a couple of days ago that UC Santa Cruz will take away their place on campus unless they can come up with those funds. SSC has been a part of the Santa Cruz and Theatre communities for 28 years during which time it has not only produced some magnificent work, but it has also helped to enrich the education of many of UC Santa Cruz's theatre students by casting them in their Holiday shows, their traveling shows called Shakes-To-Go (in which they take abridged plays into underfunded elementary and high schools), and by giving them a place in SSC's coveted summer season as one of twelve students from across the nation.
I received some unsettling news yesterday that Shakespeare Santa Cruz - the country's fifth largest Shakespeare festival - will close its door forever on December 22nd unless they raise $300,000. If this sounds last minute, it is because they themselves found out only a couple of days ago that UC Santa Cruz will take away their place on campus unless they can come up with those funds. SSC has been a part of the Santa Cruz and Theatre communities for 28 years during which time it has not only produced some magnificent work, but it has also helped to enrich the education of many of UC Santa Cruz's theatre students by casting them in their Holiday shows, their traveling shows called Shakes-To-Go (in which they take abridged plays into underfunded elementary and high schools), and by giving them a place in SSC's coveted summer season as one of twelve students from across the nation.
I first acted with SSC my sophomore year of college when I was cast as a courtier in their world priemier of Kate Hawley's "The Princess and the Pea". Since then, I have been in the world priemier of "Sleeping Beauty", joined the summer company as an intern, and have been a member of Shakes-To-Go two years in a row. The summer I was an intern was the best and most rewarding summer of my life, and it would be a shame if these opportunities were taken away from students let alone the theatre-going public.
In this time of economic strife, I realize that it is somewhat obscene that I am asking you all to donate money so please know that I would not be writing this email for something that was not close to my heart, or did not believe in. In times such as these, I find it most important to try to keep the arts alive as a beacon of hope that there is something going on besides Wallstreet, Iraq, and journalists throwing their shoes.
You can make a donation via the company's website. Please remember that absolutely no amount is too small, and if everyone on this list donates $5, $10, $20 it could make a huge difference. The website is:
http://www.shakespearesantacruz.org . The link will take you to the university's donations page, where you will need to navigate a drop-down menu and select Shakespeare Santa Cruz as the recipient. I know this might be a bit of a hassle, but please take the five minutes to follow through. We need as much support as possible. If you know anyone who might be interested, please forward this email to them with my thanks and regards.
I hope you all have joy and love in this holiday season, and thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
lovelovelove,
In this time of economic strife, I realize that it is somewhat obscene that I am asking you all to donate money so please know that I would not be writing this email for something that was not close to my heart, or did not believe in. In times such as these, I find it most important to try to keep the arts alive as a beacon of hope that there is something going on besides Wallstreet, Iraq, and journalists throwing their shoes.
You can make a donation via the company's website. Please remember that absolutely no amount is too small, and if everyone on this list donates $5, $10, $20 it could make a huge difference. The website is:
http://www.shakespearesantacruz.org . The link will take you to the university's donations page, where you will need to navigate a drop-down menu and select Shakespeare Santa Cruz as the recipient. I know this might be a bit of a hassle, but please take the five minutes to follow through. We need as much support as possible. If you know anyone who might be interested, please forward this email to them with my thanks and regards.
I hope you all have joy and love in this holiday season, and thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
lovelovelove,
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SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ EXCEEDS $300K GOAL: ‘WE ARE IMPORTANT’
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 12:19AM
Woo hoo!
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 2:54PM
From UCSC
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 1:19PM
Community Support for Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 11:17PM
It has gone downhill
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 3:50AM
fuck shakespeare santa cruz
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 7:06PM
Urgent Message from the Board of Directors
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 5:25PM
Press Release
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 5:20PM
300k is chump change
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 8:02PM
deficit
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 2:07PM
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