You just had to be there! Nine members of the community came together to write, rehearse and perform an episode from their lives. The premise, given by director Brad Roades, was to write about “the day you discovered there is no Santa Claus.” Not to be taken literally, we were to write about the time we discovered that something in life was not what we thought it was, or could be.
It turned out to be an introspective journey for some, a therapeutic moment for another and for others, a simple opportunity to be comical and entertaining. The performance was held on Saturday, September 9th, at the Actors’ Theater, Santa Cruz to a standing-room only crowd. What an audience! They gasped, they laughed, they clapped. The energy in the room was palpable.
So successful was this event that we are seriously considering adding this to another of our “arms” and making it a recurring event. There is even talk of taking the current show “on the road” into selected senior residential facilities.
Join us! We are always looking for those interested in writing and performing. Contact info@nextstagesantacruz.org
In Your Life Storytelling