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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

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

December 8, 2021

Announcing Our Central County Open Readings Series for 2022

6 great plays, new faces, and returning favorites! We're so excited to have the following plays and directors for our next season: the FIRST

Category iconReadings Tag icon2022,  all's well that ends well,  comedy,  henry iv,  henry viii,  history,  macbeth,  Measure for Measure,  open readings,  readings,  tragedy,  two gentlemen of verona,  virtual,  zoom

Much Ado About Nothing

December 8, 2020

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

Category iconReadings Tag icon2021,  as you like it,  caesar,  cymbeline,  julius caesar,  much ado,  Much ado about nothing,  open readings,  readings,  tempest,  titus andronicus,  virtual,  zoom

April 4, 2020

Our First Ever Online Open Reading

Join us for our very FIRST virtual reading—and you're invited, wherever you are! April 7th at 5:30 pm PST Click HERE at that date and time to

Category iconReadings Tag iconcomedy,  online,  open reading,  shakespeare,  virtual

Twelfth Night - Old Globe

October 30, 2019

“Twelfth Night” Open Reading – November [Escondido]

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble Bookstore810 W Valley Pkwy · Escondido, CA “Love sought is good, but giv'n unsought is

Category iconReadings Tag iconactors,  escondido,  reading,  shakespeare,  twelfth night

October 20, 2019

“The Winter’s Tale” – November/December Open Monthly Reading (Coronado – NEW LOCATION!)

Tuesday, November 5th and Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:30 PM Coronado Public Library640 Orange AveCoronado, CA 92118 Street parking available

Category iconReadings Tag iconbear,  bohemia,  jealousy,  leontes,  monologues,  oracle,  reading,  scenes,  shakespeare,  sicilia,  winter,  winter's tale

September 6, 2019

“The Tempest” Open Reading – September [Escondido]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble Bookstore810 W Valley Pkwy · Escondido, CA “We are such stuff as dreams are made on,

Category iconReadings Tag iconactors,  escondido,  reading,  shakespeare,  tempest

August 22, 2019

“The Taming of the Shrew” – September/October Open Monthly Reading (Balboa Park)

Tuesday, September 3rd and Tuesday, October 1st at 6:45 PM The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park Lower Level Meeting Room 2115 Park Boulevard (at

Category iconReadings Tag iconkate,  katharina,  monologues,  petruchio,  reading,  scenes,  shakespeare,  shrew,  taming,  veterans

August 7, 2019

“Much Ado About Nothing” Open Reading – August [Escondido]

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble Bookstore 810 W Valley Pkwy · Escondido, CA “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a

Category iconReadings Tag iconactors,  escondido,  lovers,  marriage,  quarrel,  reading,  shakespeare,  wedding

June 25, 2019

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Open Reading – July [Escondido]

TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble Bookstore 810 W Valley Pkwy · Escondido, CA “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

Category iconReadings Tag iconactors,  bottom,  couples,  dream,  escondido,  fairies,  lovers,  midsummer,  oberon,  puck,  reading,  shakespeare,  titania

June 12, 2019

Othello – July/August Open Monthly Reading (Balboa Park)

Tuesday, July 2nd and Tuesday, August 7th at 6:45 PM The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park Lower Level Meeting Room 2115 Park Boulevard (at President’s

Category iconReadings Tag icondesdemona,  iago,  monologues,  othello,  scenes,  shakespeare,  veterans

June 5, 2019

The Comedy of Errors Open Reading – June (Escondido)

TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble Bookstore 810 W Valley Pkwy · Escondido, CA

Category iconReadings Tag iconbrothers,  comedy,  errors,  escondido,  reading,  shakespeare,  twins

May 22, 2019

Best of the Bard: Select Scenes and Speeches (June)

Tuesday, June 4th at 6:45 PM The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park Lower Level Meeting Room 2115 Park Boulevard (at President’s Way) San Diego, CA

Category iconReadings Tag iconaudition,  hodgepodge,  monologues,  scenes,  shakespeare,  veterans

April 25, 2019

The Comedy of Errors Open Reading (May)

Tuesday, May 7th at 6:45 PM The Veterans Museum at Balboa Park Lower Level Meeting Room 2115 Park Boulevard (at President’s Way) San Diego, CA

Category iconReadings Tag iconbrothers,  comedy,  ephesus,  errors,  identity,  mistaken,  shakespeare,  syracuse,  twins,  veterans

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