About

Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park produces an annual Shakespeare production where residents of all ages and economic backgrounds are invited to come together for free professional outdoor theater in Vallejo, Crockett, Martinez, Benicia, Piedmont and Oakland. Our aim is to provide an inspiring and educational live theater experience for our audience through intensive preparation and high quality performance, and broaden horizons and enrich the lives of local residents through a free classical outdoor theater performance. Our casts are made up of multi-ethnic actors of various backgrounds and experience levels. We aim to provide professional performance opportunities to Bay Area actors of color, various gender identity, and women through non-traditional casting. We want our productions to reflect the community in which they are performed and help our audience connect to classical theater with exciting contemporary staging. Our goal is to bring a free outdoor Shakespeare festival to under-served communities and to convert non-theater goers into enthusiastic new audience members.