Shakespeare by the Sea – Merry Wives of Windsor

Bring your picnics, blankets and beach chairs along with your friends and family to enjoy Shakespeare under the stars.

It’s Season 21 and Shakespeare by the Sea has 10 Weeks of ADMISSION FREE Performances in our jam-packed schedule!

The Merry Wives of Windsor – it’s mischief and mayhem galore

The Winter’s Tale – a familial story of love and forgiveness

Sneak a Peek at Aaron Jackson’s awesome scenic designs!

“This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce my children to Shakespeare that I could not otherwise afford.” — Margaret Kemp, Long Beach

Shakespeare by the See (SBTS) is a nonprofit organization (tax ID # 95-4785457) that was launched in 1998 by Producing Artistic Director Lisa Coffi. Partnerships with local city organizations enabled us to offer the performances for free. The first season was tremendously successful – over 3,000 people attended the nine performances at what was then an unused facility in the park.

Since then, SBTS has blossomed. We now present a repertory season that runs for 10 weeks – 4 weeks in San Pedro and 6 weeks in venues throughout LA, Orange and Ventura Counties.

Our Free Summer Festival is for everyone — regardless of age, race, economic stability or address and our audience is a melting pot of Americana. It is the only annual admission free theatrical event that serves the entire South Bay, LA, and parts of Orange and Ventura Counties and we are only Shakespeare company on the West Coast that travels to over 20 communities with its programming.

“Three years ago we heard about SBTS and we’ve been coming ever since. You are all wonderful – this is the highlight of our summer. My kids love it too!” — K. Dahlin, Gardena