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The 8th annual Hot Air Music Festival takes place Sunday, March 5 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) in a day-long marathon consisting of four sessions. Featuring performances in all three of SFCM's performance halls, the festival will present contemporary works performed and composed by SFCM students, alumni, and faculty members.

In honor of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, Shakespeare Orange County (SOC) commissioned a new piece by Southern California playwright Allison Volk. The play, called Sonnets, Songs & Sorry, Will's Been Dead 400 Years! is a rollicking "Shakespearean vaudeville" that will enjoy a world premiere on Sunday, July 10th at 7 pm. 

The Independent Filmmakers Showcase, a Los Angeles-based film festival, screens The City Shakespeare Company's adaptation of MACBETH, titled INNOCENT SLEEP at The Beverly Hills Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., 90211, today, June 1 at 8:10 pm. Tickets available HERE.

The Independent Filmmakers Showcase, a Los Angeles-based film festival, announced this week that their 2016 lineup will include The City Shakespeare Company's adaptation of MACBETH, titled INNOCENT SLEEP. The film will be screened at The Beverly Hills Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., 90211, on June 1 at 8:10 pm.

Following its groundbreaking production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Orange County (SOC) now turns to the comedy of Shakespeare's As You Like It.

The City Shakespeare Company is selling tickets to their family un-friendly production of Twelfth Night, opening in downtown Santa Monica on Friday, December 5th at 8 pm. Opening night will feature red carpet arrivals at 7:30 pm and wine.

The City Shakespeare Company opens the doors to its summer production of Romeo & Juliet today, July 11th. They kick off the run with a red carpet masquerade ball in honor of the famous 'ancient feast' in the story, and run through July 26th.

The City Shakespeare Company opens the doors to its summer production of Romeo & Juliet on July 11th. They kick off the run with a red carpet masquerade ball in honor of the famous 'ancient feast' in the story, and run through July 26th.

The City Shakespeare Company is on a mission to re-define what you think of one of Shakespeare's most famous (and currently most popular) works, Macbeth. They open their production tonight, October 31st near downtown Santa Monica, in a storage space behind an empty art gallery.

The City Shakespeare Company is on a mission to re-define what you think of one of Shakespeare's most famous (and currently most popular) works, Macbeth. They open their production on October 31st near downtown Santa Monica, in a storage space behind an empty art gallery.

Director Brooke Bishop, 24, and actress Allison Volk, 26, founded City Shakespeare Company (City Shakes) to make art accessible to the Los Angeles public. Their first production, in collaboration with the James Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, will be a one-night-only free performance of Shrew, Bishop's 'no-holds-barred adaptation of Shakespeare's most controversial rom-com,' Taming of the Shrew. It takes place on Valentine's Day.

Director Brooke Bishop, 24, and actress Allison Volk, 26, founded City Shakespeare Company (City Shakes) to make art accessible to the Los Angeles public. Their first production, in collaboration with the James Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, will be a one-night-only free performance of Shrew, Bishop's 'no-holds-barred adaptation of Shakespeare's most controversial rom-com,' Taming of the Shrew. It takes place on Valentine's Day.

Annie Potts (Designing Women) heads the cast in the World Premiere of AfterMath, Elliott Shoenman's comedic drama about a widow trying to help her children, and herself, deal with the mess her husband left behind when he jumped into the Hudson River. A guest production at the Odyssey directed by Mark L. Taylor.

Annie Potts (Designing Women) heads the cast in the World Premiere of AfterMath, Elliott Shoenman's comedic drama about a widow trying to help her children, and herself, deal with the mess her husband left behind when he jumped into the Hudson River. A guest production at the Odyssey directed by Mark L. Taylor.