IN PRODUCTION
The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
Directed by James Vasquez
The Lowell Davies Festival Theatre - The Old Globe Performance Schedule
Sunday April 27th, 7:30 PM
Merriment and mayhem come to life in Shakespeare’s uproarious comedy, last produced at The Old Globe in 2015. Immediately after arriving in a new town, a young man and his sidekick are mistaken for their own long-lost twins, and everyone’s lives are turned upside down as mistaken identities, confused lovers, and all kinds of shenanigans ensue. Globe Resident Artist James Vásquez makes his triumphant return to the Summer Shakespeare Festival after directing 2023’s knockout comic hit The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Summer 2025
All's Well That Ends well
by William Shakespeare
Directed by two-time Obie Award-winner
Peter Francis James
The Lowell Davies Festival Theatre - The Old Globe Performance Schedule
Sunday April 27th, 7:30 PM
Helena is in love with the aristocrat Bertram, while he’s more interested in running off to war than in romance. But strong-willed Helena can’t be deterred, and as she moves mountains and conjures miracles to gain his affection, the play winds into flights of hilarity and passion. Clever and charming, this romantic comedy is the perfect night of theatre under the stars.
Class of 2025 Thesis Presentations- A Night of Seven Original Works
The Studio Theatre - ON CAMPUS at USD Performance Schedule
Sunday April 27th, 7:30 PM
Seven original works written, directed and starring Class of 2025: Danny Adams, Kevin Alicea-Minor, Chris Hathaway, Erick Lindsey, Akoni Steinmann, Angelynne "Ajay" Pawaan, and Lisa VillaMil.
Spring 2025
ORLANDO
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Emmelyn Thayer
The Studio Theatre - ON CAMPUS at USD Performance Schedule
Sunday April 11th-13th
Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of the “longest and most charming love letter in literature,” written by Virginia Woolf for her lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando is a theatrical, wild, fantastical trip through space, time and gender. Orlando’s adventures begin as a young man, when he serves as courtier to Queen Elizabeth. Through many centuries of living, he becomes a 20th-century woman, trying to sort out her existence. This fresh stage adaptation from Sarah Ruhl uses narrative and a chorus to enact lyrical, instant and whimsical transformations as Orlando travels through countless epochs.
Tiger at the Gates
based on Jean Giraudoux's
The Trojan War Will Not Take Place
By Christopher Fry
Directed by Ray Chambers
Studio Theatre - University of San DiegoFebruary 28 - March 2, 2025
Hector returns from battle as a peacemaker and convinces Ulysses and the populace of the insanity of war.
Winter 2025
Henry VIII​
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sam White
Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre
November 16-24, 2024
With no male heir and the weight of the nation on his shoulders, King Henry VIII seeks to divorce his wife Katherine so he can marry Anne Boleyn. But Henry’s trusted advisors have plans of their own, and the consequences of his decisions will change their lives—and the history of England—forever. The talented students of The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program perform Henry VIII for the very first time, bringing to thrilling life this final installment of Shakespeare’s history plays.
Fall 2024
Henry VI Plays 1 and 2
World premiere adaptation
By William Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Barry Edelstein
Lowell Davies Festival Theatre
June 30 – September 14, 2024 (opening: Friday, July 19) for One: Flowers and France
July 9 – September 15, 2024 (opening: Saturday, July 20) for Two: Riot and Reckoning
A once-in-a-generation event comes to San Diego in 2024: The Old Globe becomes one of only a small handful of theatres in the country’s history to complete Shakespeare’s canon with Henry 6, the largest Shakespeare production the Globe has ever presented. Acclaimed Shakespeare director and the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein turns the rarely produced Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III into a thrilling two-part event, running simultaneously through the summer in our beautiful outdoor theatre. Two ruling families of England, the Yorks and the Lancasters, fight each other in a high-stakes civil war for power known as the Wars of the Roses. These adaptations include everything people love about the Bard—ingenious language, vibrant characters, breathtaking battles, and sweeping crowd scenes—as they explore the impact of national politics on individual lives. And the action is framed by a design team working at the very top of their craft, and a sprawling cast of professional actors and local community members. This historic milestone will be celebrated with a yearlong program of citywide arts engagement and humanities events that will bring audiences closer to the art than ever before, including opportunities for San Diegans to participate in the making of the production itself. It is an event that simply cannot be missed!
Summer 2024
THESIS NIGHT-
The Studio Theatre - ON CAMPUS at USD
Performance Schedule
Sunday April 21st, 7:30 PM
Seven original works written, directed and starring - Jose Balistrieri, Luana Fontes, Madeline Grace Jones, Carter Piggee, Vandous Stripling II, Emma Svitil, Michael Underhill
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Spring 2024
Cymbeline - A Workshop Production
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Madison Mae Williams
Modern Verse Translation by Andrea Thome
Performance Schedule
Friday March 22nd, 7:30 PM
Saturday March 23rd, 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday March 24th, 2:00 PM
Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare’s late romances—or maybe one of his first telenovelas!—brimming with high drama, love, power, deception, and forgiveness. When Imogen’s husband is banished from the kingdom by her father, she doesn’t take the news lying down, and instead fights to set the record straight. Cymbeline will have you rooting for Imogen as she faces the odds stacked against her.
Cymbeline is presented as part of The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program’s ongoing partnership with Play On Shakespeare, a nonprofit company promoting and creating contemporary modern translations of Shakespeare’s plays for modern audiences. This version of Cymbeline is directed by Madison Mae Williams and translated by Andrea Thome.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
By Stephan Adley Guirgis
Directed by Lamar Perry
The Studio Theatre - ON CAMPUS at USD Performance Schedule
Friday February 16th, 7:30 PM
Saturday February 17th , 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday February 18th , 2:00 PM
Judas is on trial for his betrayal of Jesus, his soul is left in the balance. What will the verdict be?Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis’ provocative and irreverently funny play forces us to examine our ideas of love, divine mercy, free will and forgiveness, searching for the line between good and evil. What does reconciliation look like after betrayal? Content Warning Please be advised that this production features use of discriminatory language that exhibits racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism and anti-Semitism. It explores themes of death, violence and suicide (specifically hanging), references to abortion, rape, and disordered eating, and contains debate on theological arguments, faith and spirituality.
Winter 2024
The Two Gentleman of Verona
By Stephan Adley Guirgis
Directed by Lamar Perry
The Studio Theatre - ON CAMPUS at USD Performance Schedule
Friday February 16th, 7:30 PM
Saturday February 17th , 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sunday February 18th , 2:00 PM
Judas is on trial for his betrayal of Jesus, his soul is left in the balance. What will the verdict be?Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis’ provocative and irreverently funny play forces us to examine our ideas of love, divine mercy, free will and forgiveness, searching for the line between good and evil. What does reconciliation look like after betrayal? Content Warning Please be advised that this production features use of discriminatory language that exhibits racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism and anti-Semitism. It explores themes of death, violence and suicide (specifically hanging), references to abortion, rape, and disordered eating, and contains debate on theological arguments, faith and spirituality.