Shakespeare by the Sea, Los Angeles

Shakespeare by the Sea
Shakespeare by the Sea is a nonprofit organization that was launched in 1998 by Producing Artistic Director Lisa Coffi. Shakespeare by the Sea offers a free repertory season that runs for nine weeks throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. All performances are admission free. Each summer, the company tours to 14 or 15 cities for a total of 34 to 36 performances.

Over the years, Shakespeare by the Sea has developed into a mid-sized arts organization with three core programs: the free summer repertory presented in San Pedro and then throughout the South Bay, Los Angeles and Orange County; the Little Fish Theatre, a 60-seat black box theatre producing new, classic and contemporary works year-round and "Shaking it up with Shakespeare" (SWISS) a touring educational outreach program.

These programs reflect the Shakespeare by the Sea mission to provide culturally diverse audiences with theatrical encounters. Shakespeare by the Sea is supported by a combination of individual donations, government and arts program grants and corporate sponsorship.

Founding members of Shakespeare by the Sea are Lisa Coffi, Stephanie Courtney and Keith Gotowicki.

Shakespeare by the Sea, Los Angeles is listed as a Major Festival in the book Shakespeare Festivals Around the World by Marcus D. Gregio (Editor), 2004.

Past performances

 * 2011 King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing
 * 2010 Julius Caesar and Twelfth Night
 * 2009 As You Like It and Love's Labour's Lost
 * 2008 A Midsummer Night's Dream and Antony and Cleopatra
 * 2007 Taming of the Shrew and Merchant of Venice
 * 2006 Comedy of Errors and Hamlet
 * 2005 Merry Wives of Windsor and Othello
 * 2004 Richard III and Two Gentlemen of Verona
 * 2003 Twelfth Night and Romeo and Juliet
 * 2002 Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth
 * 2001 As You Like It and The Tempest
 * 2000 A Midsummer Night's Dream
 * 1999 Taming of the Shrew
 * 1998 Comedy of Errors