KUSP 88.9 FM on Theatre

Friday, September 29
10 a.m. - Talk of the Bay - This week on Life Under the Lights, host Daria Troxell speaks with Susan Myer Silton of Pisces Moon Productions about their production of "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" which plays from September 29th through October 28th, 2006. Listen to the interview live or after the show airs get a podcast.

Radio Broadcasts about Theatre

Thursday 4:00-5:00 p.m. September 28th
on KZSC FM 88.1
Also streamed live over the web at www.kzsc.org.
“University Grapevine” Bruce Bratton will be interviewing Susan Myer Silton, director of Pisces Moon's production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot which plays from September 29th through October 28th, 2006.

Season Auditions at Actors' Theatre

Actors' Theatre in Santa Cruz is holding general auditions for its 2007 season. They will be casting for the several productions including

• 12th Annual Eight Tens @ Eight
  
• The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard
• Best of the Rest Play Festival
• How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel

The auditions are being held October 2nd and 3rd from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, with call backs on October 4th also from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Auditions are at Actors' Theatre which is located at 1001 Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz.

They are seeking actors of all types and ages. They request that you come prepared with a one minute monologue. Scripts for the shows are available at the Santa Cruz Main Library. For more information call Actors' Theatre at (831) 425-1003 or visit their web at www. sccat.org

Thanks to the Photographers

Theatre is a visual art, and photography is an essential part of getting people interested in attending a play. We'd like to thank the volunteer photographers who lent their talents to enhance our theatre craft. Their willingness to share their artwork and time is greatly appreciated.

Claudia McGill has provided the photograph used in the poster for Pisces Moon's current production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Steve DiBartolomeo took the cast photos including the one on display here, which shows left to right: Michelle Shulman as Loretta, Luciana Fuller as Gloria and Roger McCune as Butch Honeywell. See more of Steve's photos.

New Pisces Moon Web Site

The new Pisces Moon web site is now published. This version includes many of the features you have suggested to us. We appreciate your continued feedback. Changes include
• improved navigation
• clearer information for educational programs
• online ticketing
• a new, more modern look
• less use of PDF’s that have to be downloaded
• emails for audition information
• community news
• and much more
Be sure to check it out at www.piscesmoon.org

Community Foundation of Santa Cruz

Local community theatre can be a vibrant and important part of any community, but it takes work and support. We are lucky in Santa Cruz to have several community-oriented foundations. The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz has been an active leader in supporting the needs of our community. As they say, "By helping local people give back to the community, the Foundation makes Santa Cruz County a better place to live for everyone, now and in the future". The foundation has provided a grant in support of the web programs that helps Pisces Moon notify the community about theatre classes and performances in Santa Cruz. Without their support, you might not be reading about theatre right now. We appreciate their support of the Santa Cruz theatre community. Please visit their web site for more information about the foundation and how to donate .

Online Ticketing

It is official. Online ticketing is now available for Pisces Moon Productions. Pisces Moon's recent survey of its email subscribers highlighted the desire of Santa Cruz theatre goers to be able to order their tickets online. Order tickets for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

An earlier post on this blog asked for suggestions on how to do this. Thank you all for your suggestions about online ticketing. I am pleased to announce that after reviewing about 15 different services, we found one that had the right balance of highly responsive people, solid technology and a price that works for our scale and community. Ticketing services are being provided by SmartTix.