The San Diego Shakespeare Society
Celebrating the Bard's Works Since 2002
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The Book of Will is a play by Lauren Gunderson that features Shakespeare's friends, Henry Condell and John Heminges, who collect and publish his plays after his death. Set in the 1620s, they are motivated by a pirated, poorly done version of Hamlet and the fear that the plays will be lost forever. The play […]
Join Benjamin Cole, Director of Theatre School Education and Outreach at North Coast Repertory Theatre, for a lively conversation about how to act Shakespeare. Don't miss this special event as there will also be live demonstrations of the principles discussed. With over 20 years of professional acting experience, Ben has been seen on stage locally […]
Sage Creek Theater 1 & 2 presents this superlative rom-com directed by Genevieve Tai and created entirely by high school students, mostly freshmen too. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater. Get tickets here. Screenshot
Poway Shakespeare is a new professional theatre company based in Old Poway Park. Their inaugural production, "Bards with Blades," features fast-paced Shakespearean scenes with live stage combat and will run as part of the San Diego International Fringe Festival, with a special preview on May 11 in Balboa Park. Buy tickets HERE. This launch represents […]
The Old Globe. Justice and desire collide in Shakespeare’s timeless tale of power and hypocrisy. When Vienna’s Duke suddenly disappears, his morally rigid deputy Angelo takes control—determined to rid the city of vice. But when he condemns a young man to death and then propositions the man’s sister, his actions reveal the cracks in his […]
The San Diego Museum of Art and the San Diego Shakespeare Society team up again to celebrate the summer solstice with an enchanted afternoon of performance and poetry! Patricia Elmore Costa and John Tessmer are co-directing/co-producing. Performances at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. For museum admission prices: https://sdma.ticketapp.org/portal/product/23
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 […]
The La Jolla Theatre Ensemble & the San Diego Shakespeare Society are proud to present Rob Crisell's one-person show: RED, WHITE & BARD! Just in time for America's 250th Birthday, his hilarious new show --RED, WHITE, & BARD!-- celebrates America's long love-affair with William Shakespeare, through wit, humor, audience participation, clever props, and entertaining slides. […]
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 classic comedy with a Western twist! As You Like It follows best friends Rosalind and Celia trying to build new lives for themselves after being banished to the pastoral Forest of Arden... But instead of rural pastures and shepherds, Rosalind and Celia escape to the Wild West and become cowboys! Performances are at: August […]
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