The Old Globe Arts Engagement

03/31/2024

Big news, fam! We’re bringing all the fun from over to the Globe’s main account. Make sure to follow The Old Globe to stay in the loop about all our latest happenings, including upcoming events, workshops, and more. You won't want to miss out! Thank you so much for your continued support✨

FYI: The Old Globe’s Arts Engagement account will become inactive soon, so make the switch to stay connected!

03/13/2024

🌹 Join us for a free workshop led by our amazing team of designers, and to helps us bring the Globe's production of Henry 6 to life! More details below!

02/21/2024

Calling for teachers and young performers (9th-12th grade)🙌 Check out our upcoming Globe Learning workshops and register today in the link below!

02/06/2024

✨UPDATE: Now beginning at 3:00 p.m.✨ Our third annual Lunar New Year AXIS event is happening this weekend! 🐉 This family-friendly event will celebrate the start of the Year of the Dragon with cultural performances by local guest artists, music, arts and crafts, delicious food, and more!

01/18/2024

Ever wondered what are the steps to write your own play? Community Voices offers participants the opportunity to learn the basics of storytelling to create a short play about anything and everything that inspires you. No experience required, only the desire to share your own story🤩

Every Monday starting January 22 through March 25, 2025
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Hattox Hall at The Old Globe campus in Balboa Park

To sign-up for the free workshops, email [email protected] or send us a message for more information!

01/11/2024

This weekend! Friday night we kick-off with Celebrating Community Voices, an evening of short works created by San Diego playwrights through the Globe’s arts engagement programs Community Voices and coLAB, will feature readings of 10-minute plays by local artists.

12/08/2023

🎄Our fifth annual Sensory-Friendly AXIS Event is here🎄

Join us for a free event that will feature live music from neurodiverse artists and crafts with expressive arts therapists✨

To learn more about our Sensory-Friendly Initiatives, visit our link in bio!

12/06/2023

❤️Collaborative Poetry: Connection and Reconnection❤️

Join us for a wholesome and fun evening of poetry, live music, arts & crafts, and free dinner! Explore the wonders of Mad Libs-style communal storytelling, where the audience and artist can connect with each other and create a new poem in realtime, together.

Guest artists:
✨Poetry by Gill SOTU
✨Word Up! Creator and Host Laura Zee
✨Music & Sound by Miki Vale
✨Visual Art by Isabel García

Also featuring:
✨Ric Scales
✨Valeria Vega

Saturday, December 9 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at The Chrysalis: Monarch School's Center for the Arts
📍1805 Main St., San Diego, CA 92113

This event is FREE and great for families, first dates, and making new friends. Make sure to RSVP by clicking our link in bio.

12/06/2023

Our very own Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein spoke with Makayla Hopp about the numerous ways YOU can be part of our absolutely amazing production of Henry 6 that will hit the stage in the Summer of 2024. Full story below.

The Old Globe’s 2024 season is bringing variety — from mystery to comedy to adaptations and premieres. Notably, this season marks a special achievement for the theater that has been producing Shakespeare for 90 years. Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein gave us a look into the s...

11/27/2023

We're so excited to host this event in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate in San Diego, Camino23Collective and TuYo Theatre. A series of readings performed in Spanish, featuring local and binational artists!

VOCES EN EL UMBRAL
Written by Óscar Liera
Directed by Daniel Jáquez

📅Sunday, December 10
🕙2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
📍Hattox Hall

Link to RSVP for the free readings available on our link in bio!

11/22/2023

Join the professional production team behind Henry 6, learn about their hands-on approach to developing the technical elements of the show, and your chance to participate in creating a design element that will be featured in Henry 6!

Sign up for FREE at our link in bio!

Upcoming workshops in Hattox Hall:
⭕️Nov. 28: Sound Design with Melanie Chen Cole
⭕️Dec. 5: Set & Prop Design with Lawrence Moten III
⭕️Dec. 12: Costume Design with David Reynoso

11/16/2023

Congratulations to our wonderful docents for receiving a 2023 Star Award! We appreciate you all so much. Thank you for all your hard work and support in making theatre matter to more people at The Old Globe.