The San Diego Shakespeare Society
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Bishop's School Performing Arts Department presents "Hamlet," a spellbinding presentation of Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece with the moody intrigue of film noir for three performances, each at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 8; and Saturday, March 9 in TPAC. Experience Denmark's melancholic prince as a shrewd, trench-coated detective, navigating the dimly-lit corridors of power and betrayal. […]
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 the online Zoom reading of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 1PM PT on Sunday, March 10th. Once you RSVP on Meetup, a link will be sent to you about a half hour before the meeting starts.
Join the online Zoom reading of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 1PM PT on Sunday, March 17th. Once you RSVP on Meetup, a link will be sent to you about a half hour before the meeting starts.
Dr. Gideon Rappaport, San Diego’s premier Shakespearean dramaturg, will discuss his latest book William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which aims at nothing less than a radical restoration of the meaning of Hamlet. Though it is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most beloved plays, Hamlet has been repeatedly misunderstood. This is partly because audience assumptions about the nature […]
Under the direction of Kim Keeline, we'll take turns reading aloud from this great comedy. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town. The first, between Claudio and Hero, is nearly torpedoed by the accusations of the villain, Don John. […]
Join the online Zoom reading of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 1PM PT on Sunday, March 24th. Once you RSVP on Meetup, a link will be sent to you about a half hour before the meeting starts.
Join the online Zoom reading of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 1PM PT on Sunday, March 31st. Once you RSVP on Meetup, a link will be sent to you about a half hour before the meeting starts.
Scholar and theatre practitioner Ayanna Thompson will deliver the 2024 Dempsey Lecture at the University of San Diego. Professor Thompson is internationally recognized as a leading critical voice on questions of race and performance in the Renaissance. She earned her AB at Columbia University, where she was a protégé of Edward Said. As a Marshall […]
Join the online Zoom reading of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at 1PM PT on Sunday, April 7th. Once you RSVP on Meetup, a link will be sent to you about a half hour before the meeting starts.
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.