To continue our motto that "we do Shakespeare all year 'round", we've asked members to share a sonnet or speech in our third online Showcase! We hope
Watch now: Students perform Shakespeare in our 2021 Virtual Festival!
Thanks to our producing partner Write Out Loud and ALL the students, teachers, and families that participated! Enjoy a number of selections here
Watch Now: “Rude-Growing Briars: Queer Pregnancy in Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus'” with Dr. Alicia Andrzejewski
In this talk, Dr. Alicia Andrzejewski will bring together queer and feminist theory; performance studies; and archival research to address a
Watch Now: Romantic Art Stops performances at the San Diego Museum of Art
Enjoy our annual love-inspired SDMA performance—virtually this year—combining art from the Museum’s collection and spooky poetry and selections from
Watch Now: “California Dreamin’: Shakespeare and the Border” with Dr. Letty García
Letty García is the UC President's Postdoctoral Scholar in English at UC Santa Barbara. She is primarily interested in Shakespeare and Race, cultural
Announcing Our Open Readings Series for 2021
6 wonderful plays and 6 fantastic leaders! We're so excited to have the following plays and directors for our next season! Thanks to our
New Podcast: Appreciating Shakespeare with Dr. Rap
Episode 1: What's So Great about Shakespeare? Series I, Chapter 1, Session 1 Find more episodes here! Don't miss this new show, produced and
Watch Now: Spooky Art Stops performances at the San Diego Museum of Art
Enjoy our annual Halloween-inspired SDMA performance—virtually this year—combining art from the Museum’s collection and spooky poetry and selections
Watch Now: “Shakespearean Sonnets as Dialogue” with Prof. Paul Majkut
Download an audio version here. In this discussion, Paul will present a short restructuring of the sonnets to give voice for two characters:
Political Shakespeare: Lincoln, Hamlet, and a Civil War Cartoon
As we find ourselves in an election year, we look back over 150 years ago to another presidential race that was equally spirited. Here's Gordon
Watch now: Students perform Shakespeare in the Virtual Festival!
While our annual Student Festival didn't happen this year, our producing partner Write Out Loud persevered and continued to work with and coach
The Shakespeare Showcase returns with new characters!
To continue our motto that "we do Shakespeare all year 'round", we've asked members to share a sonnet or speech in our second online Showcase! We
Watch Now: “Engaging Kids with Shakespeare” with Brendan Kelso
Download an audio version here. Brendan from Playing with Plays will share: Ways to engage your kids with Shakespeare and classics works!How to
Our New Board Members!
From the recent call for nominations, the Board of Directors selected two new members to join us. Welcome to Laura and Amanda! Laura
Our Sheltering Shakespeare Showcase!
To celebrate Shakespeare 456th birthday (he doesn't look a day over 302!), we've asked members to share a sonnet or speech in our first ever, online