FREE and open to the public!
Come to the Globe's Open House on Sunday, June 13 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and help celebrate our 75th Anniversary! The event will feature performances, backstage tours, costume displays, sword fighting demonstrations, bagpipes and Elizabethan dances. Presiding over the Open House will be Queen Elizabeth – played by Old Globe Associate Artist Marion Ross. KYXY Radio morning show host, Susan DeVincent will emcee the day's activities.
Shakespeare was first produced at the Globe in 1935 as part of the California Pacific International Exposition and has been central to the Globe’s mission since that time. During the two years of the Exposition, the Globe presented abbreviated versions of Shakespeare’s plays performed in repertory. One of the fair’s most popular events was “Dancing on the Green” where the Shakespeare troupe would perform Elizabethan-era dances on the lawn in front of the theater. With a nod to its past, the Globe will once again present short scenes from Shakespeare’s plays and Elizabethan dancing at the Open House event.
Ongoing events throughout the day will include Kids Crafts with the Rad Hatter, face painting, circus performances by Lindley Lopez Productions, giveaways – and free popcorn!
