The Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival is commencing in your living room this year! The festival events began on August 8th and will run through the beginning of September. An all-new hybrid production of Romeo and Juliet is making its debut this year! All events are online, free, and open to all. Check them out below, and register for the link!
Without You We’re Nothing: Audience Appreciation Event
August 15 at 7:00 pm (Livestream): Register here
”We do this for you but we cannot do it without you.” Have you ever heard Xavi Moreno say this on the Festival stage? It’s true now more than ever! Consider this our love letter to the beautiful individuals who trek up the hill every summer to join us in the park. They’ll be sharing favorite stories and photos from the incredible audience as they reminisce about special memories and look forward to a time we can all gather together again under the stars.
Keeping the Momentum: Theater’s Role in Social Justice
August 22 at 7:00 pm (Livestream): Register here
Join Carene Rose Mekertichyan in a panel discussion with important voices in the Black theater community. How has theater been used to bring about social change and how can the LA Theater community maintain the momentum of this current movement?
Making the Magic of the Festival: Stories from Backstage
August 29 at 7:00 pm (Livestream): Register here
Ever wonder how a small group of people work together to create one of the most beloved Shakespeare Festivals in the country? Carolina Xique, the producer of the ISC Art Break podcast series, digs into what makes the Festival tick, especially this year. Along the way, she’ll uncover more than a few backstage stories and explore what it takes to bring Shakespeare’s plays to the Los Angeles community. (Hint: it usually involves gaffer tape.)
ROMEO & JULIET
September 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th at 7:00 PM (Livestream)
(Recording available September 7 – 13): Register here
This brand new production of Romeo & Juliet is directed and adapted by Melissa Chalsma. It features Nikhil Pai as Romeo, Bukola Ogunmola as Juliet, and many of your favorite ISC ensemble members. This hybrid stage production will use movie-making, animation, social media, and their own ISC stage in Atwater. The front and center of this new production is the Shakespearean acting of the ISC Ensemble.