The San Francisco Shakespeare
Festival is a non-profit organization
that began in 1983, with Free Shakespeare in the Park's debut production
of The Tempest in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.
Today we are a regional theater company and major arts-education
provider.
An Overview of Shakespeare Festival Programs
Free Shakespeare in the Park
Produced every year in San Francisco, Pleasanton, Cupertino, and
San Mateo from July to October, Free
Shakespeare in the Park provides an opportunity for over 50,000
people to see high quality, professional theater free of charge.
Shakespeare On Tour
Shakespeare on Tour brings a
live hour-long Shakespeare performance to students statewide.
In response to the decline of in-school arts programs, we created
an affordable high-quality school touring program in 1988. We
now present approximately 200 performances yearly to over 30,000
children.
The Bay Area Shakespeare Camps (Tax
I.D. # 942867269)
Our camps provide an opportunity
for young students age 7 to 18 to study Shakespeare in a fun,
supportive atmosphere and teach them the necessary skills to perform
his work. We also offer an Advanced
Acting Workshop for those with prior experience in performance.
Currently, over 28 camp sessions are scheduled to be held in multiple
Bay Area communities.
Midnight Shakespeare
Midnight Shakespeare offers
at-risk youth the opportunity to learn communication skills, performance
skills, discipline, and team work through Shakespeare. Responding
to the problems of violence and gang-related issues, this ten-week
program partners the Shakespeare Festival with social service
organizations like the East Bay Conservation Corps, San Jose Department
of Parks and Recreation, the East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club,
and the San Francisco Park and Recreation Department to reach
underserved communities throughout the Bay Area.
One
page summary of the 4 programs (pdf)
Shakespeare Festival Board of Directors
Robert J. Chansler,
Chair
Eleanor Jacobs,
Vice-Chair
Keith D. Taylor, CFO
Linda Merriweather,
Secretary & Development Chair
Stephen Hamilton, Past
Chair
James A. Babcock
Michael Galane
Frank Jelinch
Raymond Kutz, Chair, Board
Advancement Committee
Carole Krumland
Shakespeare Festival Staff
The Shakespeare Festival employs over 200 educators, artists,
actors, directors, designers, and technicians to execute our many
programs.
Administrative
Toby Leavitt, Executive
Director (email)
Rebecca Ennals, Arts Education
Director, Artistic Associate (email)
John Western, Marketing
Director (email)
Daniel Holloway, Development
& Marketing Associate (email)
Jackie Hasa, Marketing and
Development Assistant (email)
Kristin Clippard, Education
Associate (email)
Carol Fehr, Accountant (email)
Artistic
Kenneth
Kelleher, Resident Director (email)
Richard
Ortenblad, Resident Scenic Designer (email)
Jobs and Auditions
If you would like to work with us, please see the Jobs
and Auditions section.
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