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  • Certainty, Doubt, Cognitive Bias, and Shakespeare: An Update on the Authorship Controversy.

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

    Professor Bryan H. Wildenthal of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law will discuss the current thinking on certain subjects related to the composing of the plays and sonnets in the Shakespearean canon, including the overarching authorship question, the co-authorship theories popular amongst orthodox scholars, as well as the status of the Thomas North authorship theory.

    Free

  • As You Like It (Part One)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Get yourselves ready for some gender-bending as Heather LaForge, Artistic Director of Groundworks Theatre, takes us to the Forest of Arden in this consistently popular pastoral comedy.

    Free

  • Shakespeare and Tea

    Zoom

    We are exploring the themes of justice and mercy in Shakespeare, pairing a Shakespeare play with a non-Shakespearean play. We started with Merchant of Venice and The Jew of Malta. That resulted in fruitful conversation. Now we are moving to The Winter’s Tale, which we will read first, paired with a source text, Alcestis: https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0088%3Acard%3D1 […]

  • Vanguard presents The Tempest

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

    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.

    $20

  • The Kingdom of Denmark against Hamlet: A Shakespeare Mock Trial and Talkback

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

    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 […]

    Free

  • As You LIke It (Part Two)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Get yourselves ready for some gender-bending as Heather LaForge, Artistic Director of Groundworks Theatre, takes us to the Forest of Arden in this consistently popular pastoral comedy.

    Free

  • Spooky Shakespeare

    SDSS Event
    Museum of Photographic Arts 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States

    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. […]

  • Troilus and Cressida (Part One)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Join us for the first part of the epic love story of Troilus and Cressida, directed by the incomparable Maggi Veltre.

    Free

  • Shakespeare Unfolded

    Point Loma Playhouse 3035 Talbot Street, San Diego, CA, United States

    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

    $15

  • Troilus and Cressida (Part Two)

    SDSS Event
    Coronado Public Library

    Hey guys, get ready for the second part of the epic love story of Troilus and Cressida, directed by the dynamic Maggi Veltre.

    Free

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