The San Diego Shakespeare Society
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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 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 […]
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 […]
Vanguard presents Shakespeare in the Park. The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare’s comedy farce revolving around the amorous pursuits of Sir John Falstaff, everyone’s favorite rogue. Directed by Mark C. Petrich. Playing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on: August 28-30 September 4-6 Suggested donation of $20 at the door or online at VanguardSD.org. For more […]
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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