Mission

Our mission is to provide Los Angeles with innovative, world-class theatrical productions of Shakespeare and other great works, high-quality arts education and workforce development programs for underserved youth, veterans, and formerly incarcerated people — because arts engagement builds community and changes lives.

Core Beliefs

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles believes that live theater is a birthright. We create plays and programs that are catalysts for change and that reflect and engage the people, landscape, and history of Los Angeles.

Land Acknowledgement

Shakespeare Center LA respectfully acknowledges that its board of directors, staff members, artists, teaching artists, program participants, and patrons live, work, create art, present, and attend performances on the unceded territories of the indigenous Gabrieleño culture and Kizh, Chumash, and Tongva nations. We honor and respect the many indigenous peoples connected to this land and express our admiration for their resilience and for the many important cultural leaders in the region—past, present, and future.

Financial Documents

View our fiscal year 2022-2023 Consolidated Financial Statement & Form 990.