Shakespeare Santa Cruz

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Shakespeare Santa Cruz
LocationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Founded1981
Founded byAudrey Stanley
Artistic directorMarco Barricelli
Type of play(s)Shakespeare
Festival datemid-July through August

Shakespeare Santa Cruz was an annual professional theatre festival in Santa Cruz, California, which ran from 1981 to 2013. After losing the financial support of the University of California, Santa Cruz, the company was relaunched through crowdfunding as Santa Cruz Shakespeare.