Enjoy the timeless appeal of Shakespeare with two tickets from California Shakespeare Theater!

Founded in 1974, Cal Shakes is an award-winning, nationally recognized regional theater now under the leadership of Artistic Director Eric Ting and Managing Director Susie Falk. Through seasonal productions at our outdoor amphitheater, and in year-round school and community-based programs, Cal Shakes expands access to the arts and builds diverse ownership of our region's cultural vitality by fostering participatory approaches to the artistic process and arts education.

In 1991, Cal Shakes (then Berkeley Shakespeare Festival) moved from Berkeley's John Hinkel Park to its current performance venue, the 545-seat The Lt. G.H. Bruns III Memorial Amphitheater following a capital campaign led by East Bay philanthropist Clarence Woodard and supported by foundations and Bay Area community leaders. The Bruns Amphitheater and surrounding campus lie in the Siesta Valley, nestled in the hills between Berkeley and Orinda; this area is one of the original land holdings of the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). In agreeing to lease to the Theater, EBMUD seeks to serve the public with a community facility while preserving the watershed with minimal disruption to the pastoral surroundings.