Tag: The Old Globe
The Old Globe Presents William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing”
William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” is a beloved comedy directed by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. “Much Ado About Nothing” will conclude The Old Globe’s 2026 Summer Shakespeare Festival. Performances run from Sunday, August 2 through Sunday, August 30, 2026 in the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in San Diego’s Balboa Park (1363 Old Globe Way). […]
The Old Globe Presents “North by Northwest”
The North American premiere of Emma Rice Company, Kay & McLean Productions and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions co-production’s “North by Northwest” comes to The Old Globe from Friday, July 3 through Sunday, August 2, 2026. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, Hitchcock’s classic thriller is transformed into a high-speed ride full of laughs and suspense. Direct from England, theatre […]
Old Globe Theatre Presents “Fences”
By August Wilson and directed byDelicia Turner Sonnenberg, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “Fences” is a cornerstone of August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle, and a powerful exploration of fatherhood, identity, and legacy. Set in 1957, the play follows Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star, now a sanitation worker. Grappling with the burden of his broken […]
The Old Globe Presents “Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show”
The Old Globe is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for “Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show.” The Scrooge parody, set in San Diego, is based on “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, and is written by Gordon Greenberg (Globe’s “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors,” “Crime and Punishment: A Comedy and The Heart of Rock & Roll”) and Steve Rosen (Globe’s “Dracula: A Comedy of […]
The Old Globe Presents “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
The Old Globe is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for its 28th annual production of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! James Vásquez (The Old Globe’s “Hair,” “The Comedy of Errors”) directs San Diego’s yuletide favorite musical once again, and Andrew Polec will reprise his role as The Grinch for the fifth time this holiday season. The production […]
The Old Globe Presents “The Comedy of Errors”
The Old Globe is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors.” Globe Resident Artist James Vásquez (The Old Globe’s “Under a Baseball Sky,” “American Mariachi”) directs a cast of 22. “The Comedy of Errors,” which concludes the Globe’s 2025 Shakespeare Festival, will play in the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre at The Old Globe […]
The Old Globe Presents “Noises Off”
The Old Globe is pleased to announce the cast and creative team for Michael Frayn’s (Copenhagen – Tony Award for Best Play, “Donkeys’ Years” – Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year) Olivier Award-winning play, “Noises Off.” Gordon Greenberg, who has staged Globe hits such as “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors”; “Crime and Punishment,” and “Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show,” will direct this hilarious comedy. […]
The Old Globe Presents “One of the Good Ones”
The Old Globe is pleased to announce the cast and creative team for the San Diego premiere of “One of the Good Ones.” This hilarious and heartwarming new comedy is by acclaimed writer Gloria Calderón Kellett (Netflix’s Emmy Award–winning “One Day at a Time”) and directed by Kimberly Senior (Broadway’s Tony Award-nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Disgraced”). Performances begin Saturday, May 24 and run through […]
Tony Award Winner Aaron Tveit Performs at the 2024 Globe Gala
The Old Globe will hold its annual gala on Saturday, September 21, 2024, under the stars on the Globe’s Copley Plaza and on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. The theme for the 2024 Globe Gala is Black & White Masquerade, a spectacular and magical event that promises to be an epic night to […]
The Old Globe Presents “King James”
The Old Globe is pleased to announce the full cast and creative team for “King James.” The play is written by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Rajiv Joseph (Broadway’s “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” Off Broadway’s “Guards at the Taj”) and is directed by Justin Emeka (Pittsburgh Public Theater’s “Sweat” and “American Son”). “King James” plays at the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of […]
