California Shakespeare Theatre’s (Cal Shakes) new multidisciplinary arts series this summer is #AtTheBruns. From September through October the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater will host music, comedy, and theater. The series gives patrons new ways to experience this beautiful venue in the hills. Don’t miss future events, conversations, and more! Follow us: Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram Email Newsletter …
There was a star danced, and under that was I born… Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing By Dr. Philippa Kelly, Resident Dramaturg Welcome to William Shakespeare’s 459th birthday in 2023. Did people in Shakespeare’s time celebrate their birthdays with cakes, candles, balloons and parties? The short answer is “no” – balloons wouldn’t be invented until …
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 this storied Theater goes through a necessary revisioning. In closing out last year we held a number of Listening Circles with the promise that we would report back on what …
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 in a mountain-climbing accident over a decade ago. In his almost indecipherable backhand – and in between lists of equipment, two-or-three-word observations on the climate in the mountains where he …
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 American Indians found that 87% of state history standards don’t mention Native American history after 1900, while 27 states don’t mention Native Americans in their K-12 curriculum” – By …
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 beautiful production of Lear, co-directed by Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams, and starring Twin Cities-based James A. Williams together with a cast drawn from our beloved Bay Area theater community. …
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 IN NEWLY CREATED POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Watch our video announcement: click here! ORINDA, CA (October 4, 2022)—Today, California Shakespeare Theater’s (Cal Shakes) Board of Directors announced that Managing Director …
Click Here to learn more about our World Premiere production of ‘Lear’ from our Resident Dramaturg, Philippa Kelly!
The Squad’s Beginnings The Shahrazad Squad stemmed out of a partnership with Cal Shakes. In 2017, members of the creative team behind an adaptation of 1001 Nights brought Squad Director Raesham Razvi to curate a series of conversation with SWANASA women across the Bay Area. The Stories from these original circles inspired development of the …
California Shakespeare Theater (CAL SHAKES) redefines the classical theater for the 21st Century on and off stage. During the 2022 Season, our company has cultivated and curated its inaugural Anti Racism Seed Team who are completing their first term and are ready for a second batch of facilitators to engage our community. The Seed Team …