Come celebrate all things Shakespeare!

Join hundreds of students from all grades representing all of San Diego County!
Perform scenes, monologues, music, and dance from Shakespeare's plays!

Join in the revelry as we bring the Bard to life
​across ages, genres, performance styles, and general merrymaking!

The Fifteenth Annual San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival will occur on Saturday, April 18th from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm in beautiful Balboa Park.

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"...April, dressed in all his trim,
Hath put a spirit of youth in everything."
                                              - Sonnet 98

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Teachers and Facilitators

To Register click HERE.

For Program and Scene Descriptions, Requirements, and Suggestions, please click HERE.

For information about Workshops, please click HERE.

For the full Information Handbook, please click HERE.

COMING SOON! For Study Guides, Handouts, and other Teaching Resources, please click HERE.

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"Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short;
Youth is nimble, age is lame;
Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold;
Youth is wild, and age is tame."
                             - The Passionate Pilgrim

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Scholarship Opportunity

Individual Scholarships will be offered to individual students who compete for the Buckingham Award.  This is a separate event from any scene or monologue that you may be participating in with your school. 

NOTE: This award is open to High School Seniors only! Limit two (2) entrants per organization.
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For Information on how to Register, What to Prepare, and Tips to Succeed, click HERE.

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"I rather would entreat thy company;
To see the wonders of the world abroad,
Than, living dully sluggardized at home,
Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness."
                                           - The Two Gentlemen of Vernoa
                                                          Act I, scene i

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Watch this compilation of scenes from past festivals!

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