Upcoming Performances and Events

Dance Performance

7 pm Thurs, May 17
7 pm Fri, May 18

Olivet Community Theater
(formerly the Bethany University Theater)
800 Bethany Drive, Scotts Valley

Kirby Dance company and friends will be presenting their annual year-end dance concert. This year’s choreography includes a Latin blend partner dance, a piece from the musical “Chicago,” a Hip Hop piece, a Bollywood dance and many fine contemporary dances choreographed by company members. We continue our collaboration with young choreographers from UCSC theater arts department and the results are stunning!
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Admission:
$10 General, $8 Students/Seniors
Tickets can be purchased online or in the Kirby lobby. For more information, call (831) 423-0658.

8th Grade Play: A Drama and a Comedy

6:30 pm Tues, May 22

Kirby’s Great Hall
425 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz

Kirby’s 8th grade drama class presents a drama and a comedy, “The Orphan Train” and “To Date or Not to Date.”

“The Orphan Train” tells the story of nine orphans on an “orphan train” that left New York City on May 28, 1914, and traveled to U.S. Midwestern towns in search of homes for the children. In this charming heart-warmer, their stories unfold, each a memorable surprise, and the train chugs between encounters of anxiety, laughter, wistfulness, rejection, and acceptance.

In the comedy “To Date or Not to Date,” Shakespearean worlds collide as the Bard’s most famous characters go out on blind dates with each other. Can Romeo woo Lady Macbeth before she goes mad? Will Juliet marry King Lear or will her Nurse stand in the way? How will Joan of Arc inspire Hamlet to finally take action? Can Bottom really date all three witches at the same time? Hosted by waiter Puck, “To Date or Not to Date” is a wild ride of unlikely matchups and unexpected romances.

Admission is FREE.

Spring Concert: Musical Memories

7 pm Thur, May 24

First Congregational Church
900 High Street, Santa Cruz

You are invited to roll down memory lane with Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School’s “Musical Memories” Concert. Featured performers include the school’s Award Winning Jazz Singers and Chamber Choir, as well as the Jazz Band, String and Wind Ensemble, Treble Choir and Chorus.
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Admission is FREE.

Past Performances and Events

Sing for Your Life Concert

1 pm Sun, November 6

Civic Auditorium
307 Church Street, Santa Cruz

The Gold Standard Barbershop Chorus of Santa Cruz is holding its 9th annual Sing for Your Life Concert, a benefit for music in our schools featuring The Kirby Chamber Singers in concert with Monterey Bay Academy, Santa Cruz High School, Scotts Valley High School, Soquel High School and Guest Quartet, First Strike. Download a Flyer

Admission:
Tickets $15 advance/$20 at the door
Limited VIP tickets $20 advance/$25 at the door
Call 423 0658×230 to order tickets, or see choir students.

Fall Musical: Curtains

7:30 pm Thur-Sat, November 17-18-19
2:00 pm Sat-Sun, November 19-20

Louden Nelson Community Center
301 Center Street, Santa Cruz

Curtains is a Tony-Award winning musical with a book by Rupert Holmes, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander, with additional lyrics by Kander and Holmes. Based on the original book and concept by Peter Stone, the musical is a send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston, Massachusetts and follows the fallout when the supremely untalented leading lady of Robbin’ Hood of the Old West is murdered during her opening night curtain call and the entire cast and crew are suspects. It is up to a police detective who moonlights as a musical theater fan to save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens, without getting killed himself. Nominated for eight Tony Awards and nine Drama Desk Awards in 2007, including Best Musical.
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Admission:
$15 general, $12 students/seniors
Tickets are available for sale online or in the Kirby lobby. For more information, call (831) 423-0658.

Winter Concert

7:30 pm Mon, December 5

Holy Cross Church
126 High Street, Santa Cruz

Celebrate the holiday season with an evening of exceptional music. The Winter Concert features the talents of individual students as well as ensembles including the Chamber Chamber Choir, Chorus, Treble Choir, Jazz Singers, and Orchestra.
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Admission is FREE.

Cafe Concert

7:00pm Fri-Sat, February 10-11

Kirby’s Great Hall
425 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz

Join us for an evening of exceptional music and scrumptious desserts. The evening includes performances by the Jazz Band, Jazz Singers, Chamber Choir, Treble Choir, Chorus, String and Wind Ensemble and soloists.
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Admission:
$10 (includes dessert and beverage)
Tickets can be purchased online or in the Kirby lobby. For more information, call (831) 423-0658.

Valentine’s Grams

Tues, February 14

Love – and music – is in the air!
Choose from a repertoire of over sixteen love songs—the Kirby Chamber Choir will perform it especially for your Valentine, in-person (at Kirby) or over the phone. All proceeds go to the music program.

Order your Singing Valentines in the Kirby lobby or online.

Spring Play: Dear Brutus

7:30 pm Thur-Sat, April 19-20-21
2:00 pm Sat-Sun, April 21-22

Titled after the Shakespeare line, “The fault lies in our selves, dear Brutus, not in our stars…” this lovely fantasy by J.M. Barrie poses the question: What if we could live our lives over again? Given a second chance, will people still make the same mistakes? “Dear Brutus” explores what might happen if ordinary men and women, mired in unhappiness, were given the magical opportunity to remake their lives, or, as the butler Matey says, the chance to “take the right turning.” The play investigates the human proclivity to blame fate for our failures and unhappiness, and provides the audience with penetrating insights into human nature.