San Pedro, the South Bay, Los Angeles and Orange Counties

Love is in the air this year as we celebrate our 15th Anniversary of admission free Shakespeare.

Our 15th Season opens June 7 with the swashbuckling love story, Two Gentlemen of Verona -- thwarted lovers, heroines in disguise, scene-stealing servants (and their dogs) compete for love and laughs in this comedy that started it all! For our second production, which opens June 14, we’re presenting the timeless romantic drama, Romeo and Juliet -- against a backdrop of feuding families, two star-crossed lovers pledge their devotion, daring to believe that love will conquer all.

We’re looking forward to presenting these classic works at venues throughout the region. We’ll perform for 4 weeks at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro before commencing a multi-city tour throughout Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties for a total of 10 weeks of free Shakespeare. We’re committed to bringing Shakespeare directly into the community – please support our efforts by donating and becoming a member of our BIG FISH FAMILY today!

Share Your Passion!

Word of mouth is our most cost effective way to advertise. And we've set a goal to perform for 25,000 people this season. Help us meet and exceed that goal by sharing Shakespeare by the Sea with your friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, club members, etc. Here are 3 simple ways you can share SBTS without spending a dime.

Post us on your Facebook page or Tweet about us
Talk to everyone you know about our performances
Join Lisa’s Club 100: Pass out 100 flyers (or more) in your community. Wherever you go, leave a trail of SBTS flyers behind -- libraries, coffee shops, salons, break rooms, recreation facilities, club meetings, church, etc. In exchange, we’ll be happy to reserve seats or space on the grass for you at one of our performances. Simply email Lisa Coffi lisa@shakespearebythesea.org with your address and a note with how many you’d like to distribute and she’ll mail them to you when they get printed in May.

Highlights from 2011

60 second look at how quickly SBTS's stage goes up

Our own SBTS 2011 Trailer

Heidi Rayden finds 11 magical acres of green space in the heart of Beverly Hills where an enchanting production of King Lear is happening!

Hyerico's Preshow experience in Newport Beach

SBTS's Facebook photos

Scott Chandler – Much Ado About Nothing

Yale B Quan - Much Ado About Nothing Opening: Act 1 | Act 2

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On Stage at Little Fish:

Think we only perform in the summer? Wrong! We're presenting shows year-round at Little Fish Theatre -- our 65 seat black box in the heart of San Pedro's Arts District. Check it out if you haven't already!

Follow Patrick Vest as he blogs the 2012 SBTS season:

Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

So one of the hats I am wearing this season is that of fight choreographer.Â This is my second season staging the fights with SBTS.Â I have done over 30 Shakespeare productions in my career and have fought in many … Continue reading →