In the News
September theater openings feel like pre-pandemic days
- Jean Schiffman, San Francisco Examiner (Sept 1, 2022)
Fun on a Budget: 8 Free Fall Events in the Bay Area
- Rae Alexandra, KQED (Aug 30, 2022)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Will Offer Just About Nothing in September for Free
- California News (Aug 28, 2022)
Free Shakespeare in the Park brings 'Much Ado About Nothing' to Redwood City
- Heather Zimmerman, Palo Alto Weekly (Aug 12, 2022)
Why are so many Bay Area theater leaders leaving their jobs?
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle - Datebook (Aug 9, 2022)
It’s ‘Much Ado’ times 2 at Bay Area parks
- Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News (Aug 3, 2022)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle - Datebook
2020 was supposed to be theater’s reckoning. 2021 suggests reasons for cautious optimism
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle - Datebook (Oct 22, 2021)
SF Shakes stages free, fun, family-friendly ‘Pericles’
- Jean Schiffman, San Francisco Examiner (September 20, 2021)
Jerry Garcia Amphitheater ReopensFollowing Completion Of $1.45 Million Rennovation Project
- SF Gate (September 18, 2021)
Jerry Garcia Amphitheater To Reopen With Free Shakespeare Performances Starting September 18
- Jamie Ferrell, Secret San Francisco (September 13, 2021)
What’s Onstage at Shakespeare Theaters in September
- Ben Lauer, Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare & Beyond (September 10, 2021)
Shakespeare’s late romances on summertime stages
- Ben Lauer, Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare & Beyond (August 13, 2021)
Shakespeare’s late romances on summertime stages
- Ben Lauer, Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare & Beyond (August 13, 2021)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Pericles, Prince of Tyre’
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle - Datebook pick (July 8, 2021)
SF Shakespeare Festival Announces Cast, Designers, & Schedule for PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE The cast that brings this epic tale to life includes Ron Chapman* as the title character, Pericles.
- Alexa Criscitiello, Broadway World (June 29, 2021)
Theater to Stream: A Dispatch From Britain and a Greek Classic
- Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Times (June 23, 2021) "Keeping busy, (Ellen) McLaughlin has another classic coming up this summer: the Jacobean play “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” presented into consecutive streamable “episodes” for the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival (starting July 2)."
Shakespeare returning to parks, but not in Pleasanton
- Dolores Ciarelli, Pleasanton Weekly (June 2, 2021)
Shakespeare Lightning Round
- Ben Lauer (Social Media and Communications Manager, Folger Shakespeare Library) interviews Rebecca J. Ennals (May 26, 2021)
Outdoor venues like Shoreline, Cal Shakes can reopen in Bay Area. But will they?
- Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle (Apr 1, 2021)
AEA/SAG-AFTRA agreement paves way for digital theater options post-pandemic
- Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle (Dec 15, 2020)
Live-streamed “Shakespeare at Home” Rises from Free Shakespeare in the Park
- Splash Magazine, Michele Caprario (Sept 11, 2020)
HowWeWorkNow: King Lear at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
- The Drama League, podcast with Director Elizabeth Carter, Technical Director Neal Ormond, Stage Manager Karen Schleifer, and Artistic Director Rebecca J. Ennals (released Sept 9, 2020)
Producing in the Age of the Pandemic
- SF Shakes recorded Zoom chat; King Lear focus starts ~minute 28, DIGITAL TRANSMEDIA PRODUCING GROUP(August 31, 2020)
“King Lear” Redefines Virtual Theater—Streaming S.F. Shakes
- Abby Tozer. Theatrius (August 21, 2020)
Shakespeare At Home / Lessons for a Product Manager
- Sree Lakshmi, Medium.com (August 20, 2020)
A faux pas at in-person theater might be just what internet plays need
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle (August 12, 2020)
Streams go wild, from ‘King Lear’ to ‘Three’s Company’
- Jean Schiffman, San Francisco Examiner (August 7, 2020)
S
creen time with Shakespeare
- Karla Kane, Palo Alto Weekly (August 5, 2020)
In SF Shakes’ ‘King Lear,’ the actors can’t see each other, but you can
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle (July 26, 2020)
Shakespeare hath gone virtual for 2020
- Dolores Fox Ciardelli, Pleasanton Weekly (July 16, 2020)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival's 'King Lear'
- Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle (July 17, 2020)
All The World’s A Virtual Stage for SF Shakes’ King Lear
- Rotimi Agabiaka, Theatre Bay Area, (5/13/20)
- Luna Khalil, The Daily Californian (April 9, 2020)
To Be, or Not to Be … a Shakespeare Camper
- Janis Hashe, Oakland Magazine (March 25, 2020)
SF Shakes stages tuneful ‘As You Like It’ - Jean Schiffman, SF Examiner (Tuesday, September 3, 2019)
This new musical version of As You Like It is overall enjoyable, largely due to a cast that knows how to deliver Shakespeare’s prose and verse with great skill and style
- Eddie Reynolds, Theatre Eddys (Tuesday, September 3, 2019)
Shakespeare festival seeks support / Nonprofit needs funding to continue performances in Redwood City
- Zachary Clark, Daily Journal (Aug 18, 2018)
A merry mishmash of a ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ comes to SF Bay Area
- Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News (July 20, 2018)
Moonlight Revels and Fairy Magic in 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'
- Nicole Gluckstern, KQED Arts (July 12, 2018)
SF Shakes makes ‘Midsummer’ magic
- Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle (July 10, 2018)
SF Shakes Prepares to Bring Family Fun to Pleasanton
- John Sulak, The Independent (July 6, 2018)
Shakespeare company, Cupertino Library explore modern relevancy of ‘Hamlet’
- Kristi Myllenbeck, The Mercury News (July 6, 2017)
Moody ‘Hamlet’ roaming Bay Area parks — and he’s free
- Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News (July 14, 2017)
Free Shakespeare in the Park - Review; An Unforgettable Evening of Theater
- John Sulak, The Independent (July 6, 2017)
SF Shakes brings the Bard to all
- Lily Janiak, The San Francisco Chronicle (July 5, 2017)
Bay Area Shakespeare Camp at Odyssey School, San Mateo
- Tom Jung, San Mateo Daily Journal (July 3, 2017 )
Hamlet "to be" in Pleasanton this weekend
- Dolores Fox Ciardelli, Pleasanton Weekly (June 28, 2017)
Shakespeare becomes part of the bustle of urban park
- Lily Janiak, The San Francisco Chronicle (July 25, 2016)
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival's 'The Winter's Tale:' Bold, Entertaining Production Filled with Drama
- John Sulak, The Independent (July 7, 2016)
'Winter's Tale' heats up summer Shakespeare season
- Sam Hurwitt, MercuryNews (July 5, 2016)
Get thee to 'The Winter's Tale'
- Dolores Fox Ciardelli, Pleasanton Weekly (June 27, 2016)
Hamlet
comes to Milpitas
(Tri-City Voice Nov 10, 2015)
SF Sketchers visit Romeo and Juliet in the Presidio
(Aug 29, 2015)
A rushed but irresistible Romeo and Juliet
- Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle (Aug 23, 2015)
Romeo and Julie
at S.F. Shakespeare Festival
- Robert Hurwitt, SF Gate (Aug 14, 2015)
Willie the Shakes,
free in the parks!
- John Sulak, Bay Area Reporter (Aug 13, 2015)
Meet Lady Capulet
- Neva Hutchinson (July 22, 2015)
Shakespeare in the Park presents Romeo and Juliet
- Laurie Jo Miller Farr (July 3, 2015)
"The show is a winner on all counts."
- Sue Steinberg, The Independent (July 2, 2015)
"Lauren Spencer and Carl Holvick capture the wild impetuousness of these two crazy kids with sweet sincerity, full of the giddy excitement of a new romance and inconsolably upset when circumstances separate them.
"
- Sam Hurwitt, San Jose Mercury News (June 29, 2015)
"I was swept away by the story, alternatively laughing at the comic components and gasping at the drama"
- Charles Therese and Family Blog (June 28, 2015)
A Pre-Party in Fair Verona
YouTube (August 2015)
Romeo and Juliet Prologue
YouTube (July 2015)
Romeo and Juliet
Preview
You Tube (July 2015)
SF Shakes “Macbeth”– the Nightmare in Broad Daylight
-Daivd Hirzel, wordwright (Sept 15, 2013)
'Macbeth' in all of its bloody gore
- John Angel Grant, Daily Post (Aug 5, 2013)
S.F. Shakes' streamlined 'Macbeth' is a winner
- Jean Schiffman, SF Examiner (Aug 4, 2013)
'Macbeth' a bloody triumph
- Pat Craig, San Jose Mercury (July 12, 2013)
Macbeth mirrors modern headlines
- Sue Steinberg, The Independent (July 5, 2013)