**NEW: Add your event to our Calendar**

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • 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

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Old Globe Theatre 1363 Old Globe Way, SAN DIEGO, CA, United States

    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 […]

    $33 – $133

  • 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

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    Amphitheater in Westminster Park 3598 Talbot Street, San Diego, CA, United States

    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 […]

  • Richard II (Part One)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    This history play concerns the downfall of England's King Richard II, who is deposed by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke due to his tyrannical and wasteful rule, leading to a power struggle and the eventual murder of Richard. Our Director is Rebecca Reisman.

    Free

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.