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Thank you for supporting the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. Since 1986, we have produced world-class theatrical productions, provided transformative arts education experiences, and offered national award-winning arts-based workforce development programs targeting underserved youth, veterans, and formerly incarcerated people. Now, more than ever, we are committed to being a vibrant hub for award-winning, contemporary interpretations of Shakespeare’s plays and other great works, and to serving our community through programs designed to engage and enrich people from all walks of life.
Mainstage Productions
The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles offers critically acclaimed mainstage and outdoor productions that entertain and enrich audiences, igniting social change grounded in the belief that live theater is a birthright. Our most recent production of The Tempest: An Immersive Experience was named one of the “nine top Los Angeles theater offerings for 2023” by the Los Angeles Times.
In development is the play R.U.R., a 1921 classic of Czech theater written by Karel Čapek which gave the world the word "robot" and explored the rewards and risks of artificial intelligence.
Arts Education
Will Power to Schools offers teachers at Title 1 schools professional development opportunities, arts integration training projects, and classroom curriculum materials. This nationally-recognized program enhances the way teachers inspire meaningful classroom engagement related to the works of William Shakespeare.
Our recent ground-breaking project, MACBETH: A Virtual Live-Action Graphic Novel, is one example of our highly innovative educational tools that have proven immensely popular with educators throughout Los Angeles and around the country.
Arts Based Workforce Development
Will Power After School provides at-risk youth ages 15-21 with full-time arts-based employment at partner school sites in underserved communities. Students study, create, produce, and perform adaptations of Shakespeare plays under the guidance of trained teaching artists and peer mentors who are program alumni.
Our Veterans in Art program provides paid vocational training in technical theater arts and life-skills development for high need, honorably discharged U.S. military veterans. Veterans work as venue and scenic crews, audio engineers, and wardrobe assistants for mainstage professional productions.
In Kind & Stock Donations
We are grateful for in kind and stock donations.
Please contact joel@shakespearecenter.org for more information.