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California Shakespeare Theater ("Cal Shakes") is a regional theater located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Its performance space, the Lt. G. H. Bruns III Memorial Amphitheater, is located in Orinda, while the administrative offices, rehearsal hall, costume and prop shop are located in Berkeley .
OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES . "The theater is a place not to escape the world, but to embrace it, in all its glorious complexity." —ERIC TING, Artistic Director. We redefine classical theater for the 21st Century, through the lenses of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Learn More.
May 16, 2024 · Explore what it means to be a classical theater in the 21st Century with outdoor summer shows and year-round programming!
Sep 26, 2023 · ORINDA, CA (August 22, 2023)—Today, California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) announced As You Like It as the finale of their 50th Anniversary season in 2024, under the direction of long time Cal Shakes collaborator Elizabeth Carter. Opening Night is September 14, 2024.
A beautiful outdoor regional theater in the East Bay offering a 21st Century take on classical theater, Cal Shakes has a four show season through out the summer and year-around community outreach and educational programs.
Dec 20, 2021 · California Shakespeare Theater has announced its 2022 season at the Bruns Amphitheater featuring two world premiere Shakespearean adaptations: the bilingual Romeo y Juliet adapted by Karen ...
Jul 28, 2021 · California Shakespeare Theater (Cal Shakes) returns to the Bruns Amphitheater with The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, adapted by Artistic Director Eric Ting and Resident Dramaturg...
Feb 2, 2021 · Responding to the ongoing pandemic and movement for racial equity, California Shakespeare Theater has announced their 2021 Season of Shared Light that will open its outdoor Bruns...
Founded in 1974 and performing at the Bruns Amphitheatre in Orinda, CA.
Aug 31, 2023 · Cal Shakes and San Francisco Shakespeare Festival jointly announce that the Bruns Memorial Amphitheater will host Free Shakespeare in the Park this summer, with free performances of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.
