Barbara Zollinger

The Santa Cruz Actors' Theatre was founded in 1985 by Abby Goss and Barbara Zollinger.

ACTING TECHNIQUES WITH BARBARA ZOLLINGER
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Barbara Zollinger

Two acting technique workshop sessions are offered, on Friday, May 12th from 10am to 1pm, and on Saturday, May 13th from 1pm to 4pm.Tuition is $40 for each session or $75 for both.To register for only one session, please phone the registrar at 707-937-5818.

Barbara Zollinger will offer two half-day sessions for budding and/or flowering actors,which could include some technique study, as well as how an actor approaches his/her work.The participant can choose from one or more of the following: A piece to use for auditions (not to exceed 90 seconds); scene study with one or more other persons; specific problems to consider; and improvisation (one of the greatest tools for the actor).Don't miss Barbara Zollinger's one-woman performance, Carousel of Life, at the Helen Schoeni Theatre on Sunday, May 14th at 2:00 pm.Tickets: $10

BARBARA ZOLLINGER has been in and out of theatre for the past forty-five years as time and family permitted.She has played some forty roles, including Olivia in Twelfth Night, Anna in The King and I, Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and has given acclaimed performances in several venues as Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst.A graduate of the University of Arizona, Barbara has also done some directing, has soloed in pops concerts, and is co-founder of Santa Cruz Actor's Theatre.

Veteran stage actor Barbara Zollinger is a familiar face to long-time Santa Cruz theatre watchers.For 25 years, she was a central figure in local theater , she was a founding member of the Actors' Theatre , before moving to Ashland, Ore.

This weekend Zollinger is back in town with a four-performance run of her revamped one-woman show "Carousel of Life," presented in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of Actors' Theatre.
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The show, a benefit performance for Actors' Theatre, has changed dramatically since then, said Zollinger."As I age, it seems to be important to put it all together and address this stage of my life."

The revival of "Carousel" was inspired, she said, by writer and human-potential movement icon Jean Houston who convinced Zollinger to revisit "Carousel."It is divided into two parts, titled "Then" and "Now."

"It's a celebration of life full of gorgeous song and poetry," said Zollinger.