Griffith Park: Free Shakespeare Festival by The Independent Shakespeare Company

Want to enjoy Shakespeare in the park this summer? Then head on over to Los Angeles' Griffith Park.


The Independent Shakespeare Co. will be performing Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Comedy of Errors through September 2 at Griffith Park. 


Each show begins at 7 p.m. with workshops beginning at 5 p.m. during certain nights by Players in the Park.

Their website says that the workshops are free for families. Below is more information taken directly from their information page.

[The workshops are] led by ISC teaching artists, your family will learn about the play, explore Shakespeare's language, take a backstage tour, and try out how it feels on the ISC stage. All students take home materials about the play. Through support by the James Irvine Foundation, workshops and materials are also available in Spanish.

Workshops before The Winter's Tale: Sun., 7/8; Fri., 7/20; Sun., 7/29

Workshops before A Midsummer Night's Dream: Sun., 7/15; Sun. 8/5; Sun. 8/26

Workshops before The Comedy of Errors: Sat., 8/11; Sun. 8/19; Fri., 8/31

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: cronk@iscla.org or call (818) 710-6306.

Other partners will also perform during select nights beginning at 6:30 p.m. including:

Mariachi Los Toros
Thursday July 12

Invertigo Dance Theatre
Cupid Painted Blind
Sun., 7/22; Thurs., 7/26; Sun., 8/5; Sun., 8/12; Thurs., 8/16

The Jumbo Shrimp Circus
Friday, 8/17; Thursday, 8/23; Thursday, 8/30

A Salon Series will also take place during select nights.

Discussions at the Intersection of Shakespeare and Contemporary Culture.
Salon Series events meet under a tree in the performance area at 6:00 pm.
RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: cronk@iscla.org or call (818) 710-6306.

Shakespeare Now with Sanford Robbins
Saturday, 6/30 at 6:00 pm

In this far-ranging discussion of Shakespeare's continuing role in our society, expect to explore recurring themes in the plays, discuss his historical and current eminence in world theater, and get to the bottom of why Ben Johnson said Shakespeare was "not for an age, but for all time."

Shakespeare and the Science of Chaos

with Claire Marie-Peterson
Saturday, 8/4 at 6:00 pm

"What error drives our eyes and ears amiss?" The Comedy of Errors asks. Sensory perception and reason are bested as characters "wander in illusions" and discover that The Great Chain of Being is full of kinks. How does science answer such chaos?

Click here for more information about the performance schedule.