University of San Diego Partnership Brings Shakespeare to San Diego

University of San Diego Partnership Brings Shakespeare to San Diego

SAN DIEGO, CA – Shakespeare’s First Folio will be on display in San Diego beginning June 4, 2016. San Diego is the only host city in the state of California, and was selected as part of a collective application process with the University of San Diego serving as a contributing member. The honor of exhibiting Shakespeare's First Folio, the 1623 published collection of 36 Shakespearean plays, is a testament to the lively theatre and academic community in San Diego, as we were chosen over the other major cities in the state. The Folio is considered the only reliable text for approximately 20 of Shakespeare’s plays, and serves as a useful tool for examining plays that were in publication.

In honor of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the event is a partnership between the University of San Diego, The Old Globe, the San Diego Public Library, University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, the San Diego Public Library Foundation, and KPBS.

Tickets will be available beginning April 23rd for the First Folio events and Shakespeare’s rare First Folio will be on display at the San Diego Central Library.

For more information, visit the First Folio! San Diego 2016 website. Watch a look inside Shakespeare’s First Folio or listen to audio recordings of Shakespeare’s works.

WHAT: First Folio! San Diego 2016
WHEN: June 4 through July 7, tickets to signature events and the exhibition are available as of April 23
WHERE: Visit the First Folio website for more information on event locations

The event is free and open to the public.


About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News & World Report list of top 100 universities in the United States. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.

Contact:

Pamela Gray Payton
pgray@sandiego.edu
(619) 260-4681