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May 10, 2023

Watch Now: “Appreciating Shakespeare,” by Gideon Rappaport

On Tuesday, May 9th, at 6:30 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, Gideon Rappaport, San Diego’s premier Shakespearean dramaturg, discussed his

Category iconLectures Tag iconcomedy,  shakespeare,  tragedy

May 6, 2023

18th Annual Student Shakespeare Festival

Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Today! It is with great pleasure that we present the submissions for the 18th Annual Student Shakespeare Festival. All

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April 30, 2023

Photos from our 2023 Bard Birthday Party and Member Appreciation Event

Thank you to our hosts Jeff and Perla Myers, to Steve Smith as emcee, and to all the performers! Heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers who helped

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March 18, 2023

Taking Elitism out of Shakespeare

Sensible guidance for theatre professionals: Shakespeare belongs to everyone. Yet today, the average person sees The Bard as something too

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February 1, 2023

Announcing our Officers for 2023 and our newest Director of the Board

From the recent call for nominations, the Board of Directors selected one new Director, one new Committee Advisor, and elected Officers for the coming

Category iconUpdate Tag iconboard,  directors,  members

Student Festival 2022

January 28, 2023

Full Breakdown: The 2022 Society Update for Members

Welcome to YOUR membership update! Thank you for being part of the San Diego Shakespeare Society. Below, we'd like to update you on several fronts

Category iconUpdate Tag iconart stops,  benefits,  birthday,  finances,  lectures,  members,  membership,  readings,  student festival,  trivia,  update

January 25, 2023

Watch Now: Shakespeare and the American Civil War with Gordon Gidlund

Watch an online version of the lecture presented in-person in January 2023. Discover references to the canon in soldiers’ letters home, in

Category iconLectures Tag iconabraham lincoln,  america,  american,  history,  lecture,  lincoln,  newspaper,  online,  president,  soldiers,  speeches

December 16, 2022

[Members] Watch Now: Shakespeare and Emilia: The Untold Story with Peter Bassano

Join us and author Peter Bassano, a descendant of Emilia, claimed to be the Dark Musical Lady of the Sonnets. Peter maintains she was much more to

Category iconLectures Tag iconauthorship,  dark lady,  emilia,  love,  musical,  sonnets,  theatre,  writer

December 10, 2022

Announcing Our Central County Open Reading Series for 2023

6 great plays and several returning directors! We're so excited to have the following plays and directors for our next season on the THIRD Tuesday

Category iconReadings Tag iconcomedy,  comedy of errors,  coriolanus,  henry v,  henry vi,  history,  open readings,  readings,  taming of the shrew,  tragedy,  two gentlemen of verona

October 4, 2022

SDSS Board honors “Agent of Change” Nathan Agin at the 26th Star Awards for Volunteers

Join The San Diego Performing Arts League for the 26th Star Awards on November 7, 2022 for a celebration of volunteers in the performing

Category iconEvents Tag iconaward,  ceremony,  volunteer

September 26, 2022

Summary on Shakespeare Authorship Forum

In its early years, the Society hosted two formal debates on the authorship question, that is, whether William Shakespeare of Stratford upon Avon

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August 2, 2022

Open Readings now memorialize long-time member and first Readings Coordinator Rupert Essinger

In honor of Rupert Essinger, the Board voted in July 2022 to rename our monthly series the "Rupert Essinger Open Readings". Rupert, a long-time

Category iconReadings Tag iconcoordinator,  director,  memorial,  open readings,  readings,  rupert essinger,  upstart crow

June 24, 2022

Watch Now: Shakespeare Authorship Forum with Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, Gideon Rappaport, and Bryan H. Wildenthal

Join us as we dive into both sides of this fierce debate, including an appearance by Cheryl Eagan-Donovan, acclaimed documentary

Category iconLectures Tag iconauthorship,  debate,  oxford,  stratford,  theatre,  writer

June 14, 2022

How did the Society do in 2021? Budget Report Breakdown now available!

Below is a quick look at our organization's spending for 2021 (Jan-Dec). The main item we'd like to highlight is that the vast majority (almost

Category iconUpdate Tag iconbudget,  expenses,  finances,  income,  money,  student festival

May 5, 2022

Photos from our 2022 Bard Birthday and Member Appreciation Celebration

Enjoy this quick look at our Birthday Party! Thank you to our hosts Jeff and Perla Myers, to Sam Young as emcee, to Freedome Bradley-Ballentine as

Category iconEvents Tag iconbirthday,  members,  membership,  party,  performance,  shakespeare

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