Old Globe Theatre

AS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PROFESSIONAL REGIONAL THEATRES AND ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST ARTS INSTITUTIONS, THE TONY AWARD-WINNING OLD GLOBE HAS SERVED THE SAN DIEGO REGION SINCE 1937 WHEN A POPULAR VENUE FOR SHAKESPEARE'S WORK AT THE 1935-36 CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN BALBOA PARK WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PERMANENT OPERATION. THE OLD GLOBE PRODUCES A YEAR-ROUND SEASON OF 15 OR MORE PLAYS AND MUSICALS, INCLUDING WORLD PREMIERES, MODERN CLASSICS, NEW WORKS, BROADWAY-BOUND PRODUCTIONS AND THE HIGHLY-REGARDED SUMMER SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. IN ADDITION TO THE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING ON ITS THREE STAGES, WITH AUDIENCE CAPACITIES OF 600/600/250, THE GLOBE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ARTS ENGAGEMENT AND HUMANITIES PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH AND EDUCATION OF AUDIENCES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THE OLD GLOBE WELCOMED 200,000 ADMISSIONS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR FREE ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE OLD GLOBE PRESENTED 550 PERFORMANCES OF 15 PLAYS IN OUR THREE VENUES IN BALBOA PARK PLUS AT 19 VENUES THROUGHOUT THE SAN DIEGO REGION, INCLUDING IN TIJUANA, B.C., MEXICO. THE GLOBE ANNUALLY EMPLOYS MORE THAN 700 ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND STAFF MEMBERS, ATTRACTING LEADING NATIONAL THEATRE ARTISTS TO SAN DIEGO AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL THEATRE SCENE BY HIRING HIGH-CALIBER PROFESSIONALS. OUR ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR SAN DIEGO IS $45.5 MILLION. THE GLOBE HAS SENT 26 SHOWS TO BROADWAY - OUR LATEST, BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN', SEEN AT THE GLOBE IN 2022, OPENED ON BROADWAY IN MARCH 2023.OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE ROADMAP HAS BEEN HAILED AS AN EXEMPLAR FOR AMERICAN THEATRE, WITH MEASURABLE COMMITMENTS AND REPORTS ON OUR PROGRESS SHARED WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THE GLOBE'S POWERS NEW WORKS FUND SUPPORTED THE COMMISSION OF EIGHT PLAYWRIGHTS, FUNDED EIGHT DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOPS, AND SUPPORTED THE 2022 POWERS NEW VOICES FESTIVAL. TWO OF THE FIVE PLAYS SHOWCASED DEVELOPED IN 2022 (EXOTIC DEADLY AND CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, A COMEDY) WILL RECEIVE THEIR WORLD PREMIERES IN THE GLOBE'S 2023 SEASON, AND UNDER A BASEBALL SKY, FIRST READ IN THE 2021 POWERS NEW VOICES FESTIVAL, RECEIVES ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE GLOBE IN 2023.THE GLOBE'S ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY FOR THEIR INNOVATION, RESPONSIVENESS, AND ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS. EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE GLOBE FOR ALL TOURS OF PLAYS TO NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES; COMMUNITY VOICES PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS; AXIS, FREE PROGRAMS ON THE GLOBE'S COPLEY PLAZA; AND REFLECTING SHAKESPEARE, AN INTERACTIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP IN FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED OR FOR RETURNING CITIZENS. THE GLOBE PARTNERS WITH OVER 40 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING VETERANS VILLAGE, NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, FOURTH DISTRICT SENIOR RESOURCE CENTER, SBCS, LAS COLINAS DETENTION AND REENTRY FACILITY, CENTINELA AND DONOVAN STATE PRISONS, OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND MANY MORE.FREE STUDENT MATINEES SERVED NEARLY 5,000 YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR TEACHERS, INTRODUCING THEM TO THEATRE - MANY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. OTHER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH INCLUDE SCHOOL IN THE PARK, AN IMMERSIVE, MULTI-WEEK PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT THE GLOBE, PAM FARR SUMMER SHAKESPEARE STUDIO FOR YOUNG ACTORS, THEATRE DESIGN STUDIO, WHICH INTRODUCES YOUNG PEOPLE TO CAREERS IN PRODUCTION, AND CREATIVE YOUTH STUDIO, WHICH GUIDES STUDENTS IN PERFORMANCE, TECHNICAL THEATRE, AND CAREER BUILDING. ALL TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS SERVED NEARLY 1,250 STUDENTS IN 2022.THE GLOBE DISTRIBUTED OVER 4,000 FREE TICKETS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SBCS (FORMERLY SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES), COMMUNITY YOUTH ATHLETICS CENTER IN NATIONAL CITY, ELDERHELP OF SAN DIEGO, AND THE USO.1999 MILITARY FAMILIES RECEIVED DISCOUNT TICKETS THROUGH BLUE STAR FAMILIES DISCOUNT PROGRAM. 341 FREE TICKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY-CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS AND 159 TICKETS WENT TO VETERANS.

THE GLOBE IS COMMITTED TO TRAINING THE ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE. THE OLD GLOBE AND UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SHILEY GRADUATE THEATRE PROGRAM IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED IN THE TOP TEN INTERNATIONALLY FOR GRADUATE THEATRE PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS FOR DIVERSE DIRECTORS, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND OTHER THEATRE ARTISTS HAVE HELPED TO LAUNCH OR EXPAND CAREERS OF THEATRE ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE NATION.