Takes on Shakes

Deep dives into the work onstage and in the industry.

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2023 Update from Cal Shakes

Hello Friends! As we wrote, all of us at Cal Shakes are grateful to this wonderful community of supporters who have responded with generosity as

To Love

To Love By Resident Dramaturg Philippa Kelly   I recently re-read one of the last diary entries that my brother John wrote before his death

Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month – Rethinking Thanksgiving  “Indigenous people have often been erased from the country’s historical record – a survey from the National Congress

Of Kings and Kardashians. 

By Philippa Kelly  A month ago, Cal Shakes and the Oakland Theater Project, partnering with Play On! Shakespeare!, closed the world premiere of Marcus Gardley’s

Big News at Cal Shakes

CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATER MANAGING DIRECTOR SARAH WILLIAMS TO DEPART AFTER THREE YEARS AT THE HELM VETERAN ARTS LEADER, ACTOR, AND ADVOCATE CLIVE WORSLEY TO SERVE

Lear: Before You Go!

Click Here to learn more about our World Premiere production of ‘Lear’ from our Resident Dramaturg, Philippa Kelly!

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