The San Diego Shakespeare Society
Celebrating the Bard's Works Since 2002
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Through March 30, Thursday-Sunday at 8pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Free performances at the Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way, Coronado, CA. You can reserve up to 5 tickets online. Please cancel if you cannot attend. A donation of at least $5 is encouraged but not required. More info on the Coronado Playhouse website at […]
Join us at the San Diego County Library – Del Mar Branch for an evening of Sonnets in honor of the late playwright Gary Seger.
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! Performances at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission. Featuring William Barstad, Isaac Brieske, Joel Castellaw, Tami Curtice, Patricia Elmore-Costa, Kevin Manley, and Kathryn Schellinger. […]
This is what happens to Shakespeare's original text of Twelfth Night when its heroine, its 'beating heart,' is marauding through it as a ZOMBIE. Viola didn't survive the shipwreck. But she still washes up in Illyria, with a single-minded purpose - brains. A loving massacre of Shakespeare's masterful comedy, born from the realization that the […]
Directed by Mark Petrich Performances Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 7:00pm, September 27 – October 6. Westminster Amphitheater in Westminster Park. Join us for Shakespeare in the Park to explore themes of love, redemption and forgiveness in The Tempest. Suggested donation at the door – $20 Bring a chair or cushion and a warm jacket.
Our premise is that after King Claudius orders Hamlet sent to England for his killing of Polonius, a great storm at sea arises that prevents Hamlet and his escorts Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern from taking ship. In the meantime, Laertes returns from France, learns of his father's death, and raises a rebellion against Claudius. Always the […]
Join San Diego Shakespeare Society actors as they share Halloween-inspired performances combining art and spooky selections from William Shakespeare’s works at the San Diego Museum of Art. Co-directors: John Tessmer and Patricia Elmore Costa. Actors to include: Lee Engelman, Julia Giolzetti, Geoffrey Graeme, Dan Martin, and Richard Trujillo. Performances at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. […]
Enjoy an evening of Shakespeare, directed by Tom Haine and performed by a group of incredible actors. Experience the passion and poetry of Shakespeare’s sonnets, speeches and scenes performed in the intimate setting of the Point Loma Playhouse. For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shakespeare-unfolded-actor-showcase-tickets-1083168529229?aff=oddtdtcreator
The icy winds of winter set the stage for this one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that celebrates Shakespeare’s language, poetry, imagery and themes. The Bard’s frostiest favorites are whipped and whirled into a powerful production that poignantly investigates themes of estrangement, discovery, identity, power and, of course, family reunions. Inspired by Shakespeare, created by Junior Theatre students, […]
Performance Dates: January 17, 18, 19 at 7:00 PM January 24, 25, 26 at 7:00 PM Suggested donation – $20 at the door or donate ahead at: https://www.westminstersd.org/donate/
Guest events: Unless specifically mentioned, The San Diego Shakespeare Society is not involved with any guest events published to our calendar. (Our events will have the notation of “SDSS event.) Inclusion here is neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of other events.