The San Diego Shakespeare Society
Celebrating the Bard's Works Since 2002
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What happened to the boys who played Shakespeare's women? In the summer of 1606, six boy players warm up, run lines, gossip, and fall in and out of love in the midst of rehearsals for some of Shakespeare's greatest plays. As the plague and rising religious conservatism threaten their way of life, they are all […]
As You Like It / Como Guste: Tori Rice directs this bilingual adaptation by Mabelle Reynoso — a bold reimagining of Shakespeare's comedy of exile, found family, and reinvention, infused with Mexican/Chicano culture, lucha libre, and zoot-suit swagger. Twelfth Night: Shana Wride directs this wild gender bending comedy of shipwrecks, disguises and chaotic desires. One […]
The Old Globe. Love, laughter, and mischief take center stage in one of the greatest romantic comedies ever written. Everyone can see that headstrong Beatrice and confirmed bachelor Benedick are perfect for each other—except Beatrice and Benedick! Their friends set out to bring them together, and soon elaborate schemes, false accusations, mistaken identities, and even […]
Our premise is that after returning to Naples from Prospero’s Island, King Alonso dies suddenly. His son Ferdinand succeeds to the throne but soon falls under the malicious influence of Prospero’s brother, the unrepentant Antonio. He convinces Ferdinand they were deliberately stranded on the island by Prospero. Charges are brought against Prospero for piracy and […]
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