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  • Midsummer Shakespeare at SDMA

    SDSS Event
    San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    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

    $15 – $25

  • Boy My Greatness

    Moxie Theatre 6663 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA, United States

    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 […]

    Free

  • Shakespeare and the Revolution

    SDSS Event
    Mission Valley Branch Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, United States

    Shakespeare Fellow Jack Krepps will present “Shakespeare and the Revolution.” Jack is part of the American Revolution & Constitution History Project at San Diego State University. In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, Jack has conducted exclusive research on the impact of Shakespeare and his works on the Founders and on early […]

    Free

  • RED, WHITE & BARD!

    SDSS Event
    La Jolla/Riford Library 7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United States

    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. […]

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor: Auditions!

    Vanguard Theatre at Westminster Church 3598 Talbot St., SAN DIEGO, CA, United States

    Vanguard at Westminster Theatre 6th Annual Shakespeare in the Park presents “The Merry Wives of Windsor” directed by Mark C. Petrich. The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare’s comedy farce revolving around the amorous pursuits of Sir John Falstaff, everyone’s favorite fat rogue. There are several fun roles for adults and kids alike (jump roping […]

  • The Merchant of Venice (Part One)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Classified as a comedy in the First Folio, Merchant is most renowned for its dramatic conflict between the Christian merchant Antonio and the Jewish moneylender Shylock, which explores themes of justice, mercy, and prejudice. Our Director is Sam Kolodezh.

    Free

  • Southwestern College Summer Shakespeare Festival

    Southwestern College Performing Arts Center 900 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, CA, United States

    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 […]

    $15

  • As You Like It

    Birdwing Amphitheater 3201 Via de la Valle, Del Mar, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Shakespearean Dramaturgy in Action

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Dr. Gideon Rappaport, retired teacher and active dramaturge, who has spent over 45 years teaching Shakespeare, will explain how a dramaturge helps to improve the quality of the productions of Shakespeare's plays for the benefit of the audience. Dr. Rappaport has taught Shakespeare, British Literature, and Humanities at Hamilton College, SUNY Cortland, Concordia University, the […]

    Free

  • The Merchant of Venice (Part Two)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Classified as a comedy in the First Folio, Merchant is most renowned for its dramatic conflict between the Christian merchant Antonio and the Jewish moneylender Shylock, which explores themes of justice, mercy, and prejudice. Our Director is Sam Kolodezh.

    Free

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