What happens when famous influencers get dropped into a Shakespeare play?
A bewitching all-female production staged in San Francisco's historic fortress beneath the Golden Gate Bridge
This fresh adaptation, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, promises to ignite the imaginations of young audiences and remind them of the power of great storytelling to transcend time and place.
This fresh adaptation, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, promises to ignite the imaginations of young audiences and remind them of the power of great storytelling to transcend time and place.
Banished to a mystical island, Prospero has spent years honing his magical powers. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, he conjures a powerful storm to wreck a passing ship carrying his enemies, who soon find themselves at the mercy of his supernatural abilities.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, adapted and directed by Bridgette Loriaux (2023’s Twelfth Night) reimagines Shakespeare’s most magical play through a musical and movement-driven contemporary lens, offering a celebration of love, connection, and the endless possibilities for transformation on this earth.
In collaboration with Play On Shakespeare, this groundbreaking three-week festival presents six teams of artists exploring and reenvisioning world classics with interactive public events, inviting audiences to witness the evolution of classic narratives and engage in conversations about their relevance today.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
Richard of Gloucester longs to be King and his ambition threatens the lives of all those around him. Manipulation, deceit, and cold-blooded murder take the stage as he claws his way to the crown.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
The Curtain Theatre provides free outdoor theater during the summer in Old Mill Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
Nationally renowned artist Matthew Graham Smith directs and adapts this profound tale of power, magic, and the possibility of second chances.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival is pleased to announce the outstanding cast of the 43rd season of Free Shakespeare in the Park.
Richard II is Shakespeare’s examination of the destructive powers of privilege.
Director and adaptor Domenique Lozano explores who owns the truth in this comedy with a bite.
Join us this summer as we tell the story of misplaced jealousy and happy endings. Entering our 15th year, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style.
Join us this summer as we tell the story of misplaced jealousy and happy endings. Entering our 15th year, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style.
Join us this summer as we tell the story of misplaced jealousy and happy endings. Entering our 15th year, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream pushes theatricality to the limits, inviting the audience to abandon themselves with their eyes wide open to the “dreams” of this magical story.
Join us this summer as we tell the story of misplaced jealousy and happy endings. Entering our 15th year, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style.
Join us this summer as we tell the story of misplaced jealousy and happy endings. Entering our 15th year, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream pushes theatricality to the limits, inviting the audience to abandon themselves with their eyes wide open to the “dreams” of this magical story.
Join us this summer as we tell the story of misplaced jealousy and happy endings. Entering our 15th year, we will be mounting The Winter's Tale. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream pushes theatricality to the limits, inviting the audience to abandon themselves with their eyes wide open to the “dreams” of this magical story.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream pushes theatricality to the limits, inviting the audience to abandon themselves with their eyes wide open to the “dreams” of this magical story.
Twelfth Night is Shakespeare’s quintessential comedy, complete with mistaken identities, identical twins, love triangles, and those who are lost, finding themselves in love.
Director and adaptor Domenique Lozano explores who owns the truth in this comedy with a bite.
The Taming of the Shrew: Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride!
Join Rosalind, Orlando, Celia and Touchstone as they escape to the forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s antic comedy focusing on love, loss and redemption.
Join the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival as they perform As You Like It. Q&A with the cast will follow the one hour show.
For more than 40 seasons since the founding of SF Shakes in 1983, our signature Free Shakespeare in the Park program has helped to make the words and themes of Shakespeare accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ethnicity, financial status, or level of education. Every summer we bring a new production to outdoor venues across the San Francisco Bay Area and invite the community to join us in the park – no reservations, tickets, or prior Shakespeare experience required – for a fresh reimagining of Shakespeare’s timeless tales.
A hilarious glimpse into the life and times of Will Shakespeare—of Stratford-Upon-Avon fame. From meeting with his crazy publisher, to the frustrations and antics of family life and working from home in quarantine during the plague… to life in London with his cronies and competitors, we ‘discover’ how many of The Bard’s ideas, plays and poetry came about; and how society then may not have been so different from society today! And who has the last word in the end!
A float in, water-access only performance in Sausalito. Secret location disclosed upon ticket purchase!
A hilarious glimpse into the life and times of Will Shakespeare—of Stratford-Upon-Avon fame. From meeting with his crazy publisher, to the frustrations and antics of family life and working from home in quarantine during the plague… to life in London with his cronies and competitors, we ‘discover’ how many of The Bard’s ideas, plays and poetry came about; and how society then may not have been so different from society today! And who has the last word in the end!
For more than 40 seasons since the founding of SF Shakes in 1983, our signature Free Shakespeare in the Park program has helped to make the words and themes of Shakespeare accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ethnicity, financial status, or level of education. Every summer we bring a new production to outdoor venues across the San Francisco Bay Area and invite the community to join us in the park – no reservations, tickets, or prior Shakespeare experience required – for a fresh reimagining of Shakespeare’s timeless tales.
A hilarious glimpse into the life and times of Will Shakespeare—of Stratford-Upon-Avon fame. From meeting with his crazy publisher, to the frustrations and antics of family life and working from home in quarantine during the plague… to life in London with his cronies and competitors, we ‘discover’ how many of The Bard’s ideas, plays and poetry came about; and how society then may not have been so different from society today! And who has the last word in the end!
For more than 40 seasons since the founding of SF Shakes in 1983, our signature Free Shakespeare in the Park program has helped to make the words and themes of Shakespeare accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ethnicity, financial status, or level of education. Every summer we bring a new production to outdoor venues across the San Francisco Bay Area and invite the community to join us in the park – no reservations, tickets, or prior Shakespeare experience required – for a fresh reimagining of Shakespeare’s timeless tales.
This innovative production incorporates avante garde theatricality while remaining true to Shakespeare’s words and story.
Adapted and directed by Giulio Cesare Perrone with music by Mayou Roffé. This cast of 11 will create an imaginary island using live music, movement, and Shakespeare’s own poetic words and imagery, transporting audiences to an enchanted, magical world.
The war is over! It's time to eat, drink and bask in the Italian summer sun. It's the perfect time for love to blossom, for some.
Mixed-up lovers, sparring fairies, and bumbling actors all collide in a confluence of comedy and conflict that will have you laughing out loud.
Mixed-up lovers, sparring fairies, and bumbling actors all collide in a confluence of comedy and conflict that will have you laughing out loud.
Mixed-up lovers, sparring fairies, and bumbling actors all collide in a confluence of comedy and conflict that will have you laughing out loud.
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