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Student Shakespeare Festival

Get involved with the 18th annual festival!

IN PERSON – April 15, 2023 at Clairemont High School Theatre

Emceed by journalist, newscaster, and women’s rights activist Sandra Maas.

Be sure to check out all the information BELOW (Info Packet, Required Media Release, Adjudication Form) for how to get involved.

Early bird registration through January 31st – save $10 per performance!

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Watch the 16th annual festival now, live-streamed on April 24, 2021!

The San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival is produced by the San Diego Shakespeare Society in association with Write Out Loud.

Check out all the Festival info from Write Out Loud here!


Hundreds of students from K-12 representing San Diego City and County schools, perform 10-minute scenes, sonnets, music,and/or dance from Shakespeare’s plays. Truly a sight to behold and enjoyed by hundreds of spectators and proud family members! The Student Shakespeare Festival has been held in beautiful Balboa Park.

“O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day;
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun…”

The Two Gentlemen of Verona (I, iii, 84-87)

We hold workshops for teachers and students to help them prepare for their festival performances:


Press Coverage

>> Read Beth Accomando’s article on KPBS about the 2017 Festival

>> KPBS: 10th Annual San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival Celebrates The Bard

>> KPBS: San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival Hosts Moscow School

>> KPBS: Video about the 2011 Festival

>> San Diego Union Tribune: All the Prado’s a Stage


Festival Sponsors

The 2023 San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival is being made possible by generous donations from The Samuel I. & John Henry Fox Foundation and The Arthur P. Pratt and Jeanette G. Pratt Memorial Fund.

Corporate Sponsor

Our special thanks to Walkers Shortbread for their generous donation of their world-famous delicious treats.

We also thank all of our other wonderful sponsors and donors.

Thanks also to our performers and you the audience!

Become a member of the Society!

Join the SDSS today and immediately receive exclusive access to:

  • • Discounts, special events, and more!
  • • We partner with local theatres (like The Old Globe, New Match Collective, Shakespeare in the Vines) to offer savings on tickets!
  • • Members receive discounts to our events!
  • • We even offer occasional paid opportunities to act, direct, and produce!

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