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The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown at Santa Cruz Shakespeare

Dates: 9/11/2026 - 10/3/2026

📍 Theatre:
Santa Cruz Shakespeare


501 Upper Park Rd
Santa Cruz, CA

Phone: (831) 460-6399

Tickets: $25-$98


Santa Cruz Shakespeare invites you to experience the musical The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, under the trees and stars of the Audrey Stanley Grove in Santa Cruz’s DeLaveaga Park this summer.

The Last Five Years

By Jason Robert Brown

Directed by Laura Gordon

Music Direction by Luke Shepherd

Coming full circle on the theme, Till Death Do Us Part, Brown’s gorgeous musical looks at the beginning and ending of a relationship through the eyes of Cathy and Jamie. In rotating songs, Cathy’s journey moves backward through the relationship, while Jamie’s moves forward. Through beautiful music and clever, moving lyrics, Brown looks deeply at the sacrifices we make, how we come to define each other, and what it costs to let it go.

The Last Five Years runs September 11 – October 3.

Tickets available for purchase starting May 1. More information at https://santacruzshakespeare.org/tickets/

Seasonal box office hours beginning May 1 are Tuesday through Friday from 12p.m. to 4p.m. Call 831-460-6399.

  • Friday, September 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM – preview
  • Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM – opening
  • Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
  • Friday, September 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM – wine club
  • Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM – post-show talk-back
  • Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM – pre-show dramaturgy
  • Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM
  • Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM – all-ages matinee
  • Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
  • Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM – closing


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Santa Cruz Shakespeare

501 Upper Park Rd
Santa Cruz, CA

Phone: (831) 460-6399

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501 Upper Park Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

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