2025 Open Readings Submissions due by Sunday, December 1st! Our mission at the San Diego Shakespeare Society is to demonstrate the relevance,
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
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
“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,
“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
“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
“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.”
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
The Comedy of Errors Open Reading – June (Escondido)
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019 @ 6:30 PM Barnes & Noble Bookstore 810 W Valley Pkwy · Escondido, CA
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