Shakespeare by the Sea 2012 Locations
More will be added as dates become firm.
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- San Pedro: Point Fermin Park
- Altadena: Farnsworth Park
- Beverly Hills: Roxbury Park
- Chino Hills: Veterans Park **NEW**
- El Segundo: Recreation Park
- Glendale: Glenoaks Park
- Hermosa Beach: Valley Park
- La Crescenta: Two-Strike Park
- Laguna Niguel: Crown Valley Community Park
- Lakewood: Monte Verde Park
- Long Beach: Museum of Art
- Manhattan Beach: Polliwog Park
- Newport Beach: Bonita Canyon Sports Park
- Oak Park: Oak Canyon Community Park **NEW**
- Playa Vista: Playa Vista Commercial Campus
- Rancho Palos Verdes: Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park
- Rancho Palos Verdes: Terranea Resort
- Rossmoor: Rush Park
- Rowland Heights: Schabarum Regional Park
- Santa Ana: Birch Park
- South Pasadena: Garfield Park
- Torrance: Wilson Park Gazebo
- Whittier: Adventure Park
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm Two Gentlemen of Verona : June 7, 8, 9, 21, 23, 29, August 11 Very Chilly - right on the ocean. Bench seating available, or set up chairs or blankets on the side. |
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Sunday, July 1 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Flat grassy area. First time venue so we’ll see about the weather.
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Thursday, July 5 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Flat grassy area just outside recreation center. Blankets and chairs recommended. |
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Friday, July 6 - 7pm - Two Gentlemen of Verona |
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Saturday, July 7 - 7pm – Romeo & Juliet Flat grassy area. Blankets and low chairs are best. Check local weather. Sometimes hot in beginning, but chilly by end. |
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Wednesday, July 11 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Flat grassy area. Blankets and low chairs are best. Check local weather. Sometimes hot in beginning, but chilly by end. |
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Thursday, July 12 - 7pm – Two Gentemen of Verona Flat grassy area. Blankets and low chairs are best. Check local weather. Sometimes hot in beginning, but chilly by end. |
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Manhattan Beach: Polliwog Park Friday, July 13 - 7pm – Romeo & Juliet Chairs are fine - low Beach chairs are nicest for those
behind you. Also chilly and tends to get a little damp. Greek Amphitheater
type venue in center of park - not visible from the street. You have to park
a little ways away and walk in. |
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Rancho Palos Verdes: Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park Sunday, July 15 - 7pm - Two Gentlemen of Verona Huge grassy field with bowl-like corner where audience can place seats - low chairs best for areas with rise. Blankets a must. Starts out warm/hot, but marine layer floats in by intermission - layers of warm clothing a must. |
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Wednesday, July 18 - 7pm - Two Gentlemen of Verona Flat grassy area with a rise at the back. |
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Santa Ana: Birch Park Thursday, July 19 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet
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Friday, July 20 - 8pm – Romeo & Juliet Open grassy area by the gazebo - come early to get close. Greek Amphitheatre. Sloped lawn gets steeper the further you get from the playing space. Low beach chairs or blankets work best. Warm layered clothing recommended. |
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Sunday, July 22 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Unique bandshell with flat grassy areas divided by a walkway. Weather is coastal – warm in the beginning, chilly by the end.
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Wednesday, July 25 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Very steep hill - low beach chairs, and blankets are best.
Gets a little damp and chilly. You have to park in the surrounding
neighborhood and walk in. |
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Friday, July 27 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Grassy area with a rise at the back end – right next to the tiny amphitheater – warmer here at night than on the coast, but you’re still going to need a sweatshirt. |
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Saturday, July 28 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Huge flat grassy area just outside the recreation building. Blankets and beach chairs work great. Layers also recommended. |
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Wednesday, August 1 - 7pm - Two Gentlemen of Verona Flat grassy area – any chairs will work. Chilly by end of the show. Performance area is about 200 yards or so down Powder Canyon Rd.
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Thursday, August 2 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Charming pocket park with flat grassy area nestled in between trees. Parking available on the street in the residential neighborhood. Blankets and low beach chairs are perfect. |
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Friday, August 3 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Flat grassy field with a berm at the end. Bring your own chairs and/or blankets for seating. |
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Saturday, August 4 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet Steep amphitheatre bowl - all grass. Blankets and low chairs best. Gets a little chilly by the end of the show. Come early - it gets packed. Parking available in adjacent lot.
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Sunday, August 5 - 7pm - Two Gentlemen of Verona Bench seating.
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Wednesday, August 8 - 7pm - Romeo & Juliet No outside food permitted - food and beverage available for purchase onsite. $5 parking. |
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Thursday, August 9 - 7pm - Two Gentlemen of Verona Flat grassy area between museum and café. Blankets and low-beach chairs are perfect. Warm layered clothing recommended.
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Beverly Hills: Roxbury Park
La Crescenta: Two-Strike Park
Whittier: Adventure Park
South Pasadena: Garfield Park 
29301 Hawthorne Blvd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 
Torrance: Wilson Park Gazebo


Rossmoor: Rush Park 


Laguna Niguel: Crown Valley Community Park 

Long Beach: Long Beach Museum of Art