Jun
16

Never Too Much of a Good Thing: Win tickets to The Old Globe’s Summer Shakespeare Festival

Maren by Maren
 

Looking for an evening filled with culture and cool? Enjoy the San Diego’s best scenery under stars and stage lights now through September 30, 2012 at the Old Globe’s world-famous Summer Shakespeare Festival. Only open for the summer festival, the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre is set against a backdrop of spectacular Balboa Park, nestled among beautiful eucalyptus trees. This summer includes three classic plays: William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” and “As You Like It” and Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s “Inherit the Wind.” Interested? Comment below to win two tickets to see Richard III.

Richard III

June 3 – September 29
The title character of Richard III is one of the most diabolical and outrageous villains in all of literature. A ruthless Machiavellian, the brilliant and power-hungry lord embarks on a bloody campaign to seize and keep the English crown. Shakespeare paints an unforgettable portrait of obsession, seduction, betrayal and a man who would be king.

As You Like It

June 10 – September 30
Flirtation, friendship and mistaken identity make for one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies in As You Like It. Rosalind escapes into the forest and adopts the persona of a man to get close to her beloved Orlando. But when he falls for another woman, she must untangle the web of deceptions she has woven to win her true love. As You Like It explores the giddy excitement and dizzying foibles of love and is a perfect summer night under the stars.

Inherit the Wind

June 17 – September 25
In Inherit the Wind, two powerhouse lawyers face off in a small town with the eyes of an entire nation upon them when a schoolteacher is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin’s theories of evolution. When the issue goes to trial, the two attorneys must passionately confront questions of faith and science in a heated courtroom. This fictional re-creation of the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial tackles issues that are every bit as relevant today as they were in 1925.

“Can one desire too much of a good thing?” Not if it is 2 tickets to see Richard III at the Old Globe this summer! Comment below for a chance to win. Winner will be chosen at random at 10:00 am PST on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Tell us, what’s your favorite Shakespeare quote?

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  • Bato71

    Have never gone to a play outdoors. I bet it is great outdoors in a great city.

  • virtualmel

    I am from San Diego originally… I still consider it home and The Globe holds special memories for me. I just married a guy I knew in San Diego when we were in high school (40 years ago). Although we live in Chico, CA now, it is on my bucket list to return to SoCal and see a play with him there.

  • Tami Utities

    ” To be, or not to be. That is the question. “

  • Mclanek

    Sounds like a great date night activity. I’m in!

  • sdstadiumdotorg

    “what’s done is done.” – Macbeth

  • Insanusgeisha

    This would be the perfect one year anniversary gift for my boyfriend and I!

  • Lori

    I want to win!  I love Shakespeare.  “This above all: to thine own self be true”  Hamlet.  Best advice and best Shakespeare quote!  Though it didn’t serve Hamlet too well.   “This above all: to thine own self be true”. – Hamlet

  • http://twitter.com/RemydReem RemyReem

    this would be a great birthday present for my daughter who loves Shakespeare’s. She’s taken classes every summer since her freshman year of high school to study his work.

  • Sharon Hogan Hutton

    No sooner met but they looked;
    No sooner looked but they loved;
    No sooner loved but they sighed;
    No sooner signed but they asked one another the reason;
    No sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy;
    And in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage…– William Shakespeare, As Your Like It

  • sue geroux

    I have never seen Inherit the Wind…would love to check out the Old Globe Theatre!!!

  • Nicole M.

    I love shows at the Old Globe.  It is so beautiful, and SD weather is perfect for it!

  • Scotthasson

    Would really enjoy taking my wife to see any of these…She loves the theater as do I

  • Stephanie B

    “‘Tis better to BE brief than tedious.” – Richard III

  • Sara Harper

    The course of true love never did run smooth.—Lysander tells Hermia that they are not the only true lovers who have had troubles in Midsummer Nights Dream.

  • Stevie D!!!

    “Out, damned spot! out, I say!”

    So glad it’s SSF time again!!!!

  • Stephanie B

    “‘Tis better to brief than tedious.” – Richard III

  • Elena Triela

    Sooooo want to go! Haven’t been to a play in ages!

  • Ashmaley

     ”The more pity that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly.”

  • Krista Jean

    i would love to see a play in this theater. its so beautiful.

  • Jan San Nic

    Be great in act, as you have been in thought.   I’d love to win.  :)

  • jenn

    I would love to wind tickets as well!

  • JACOB ABRANTES

    Richard III is a savage i want to see this play!!

  • Aimee Arotin

    I’ve been in SD for 2 years & have been really wanting to get to The Old Globe to catch a Shakepeare play.  

  • Nikki Ruth

    How fun!

  • Anneau11

    My son LOVES theater and would be thrilled to have these tickets!

  • http://www.facebook.com/Mike619SanDiego Mike Frank

    Never been would love to go!! Thanks for the chance.

  • http://www.facebook.com/thomas.blair.71 Thomas Blair

    Definitely a right of passage for a San Diego summer!

  • DM

    Richard III was one of my favorites!  Can’t wait to see it!

  • Joshua

    Alas, I am the winner.

  • rosie zander

     and here is my favorite quote:

    Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!

  • sascha vaca

     A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

  • rosie zander

    would love to see a play under the stars at balboa parks old globe theater Richard III rocks 

  • Sarah C

    I’ve never seen any of these and would love to!

  • http://profiles.google.com/mindreader Dana Law

    Inherit the Wind is a moving play.  One of the more interesting things is the personal and personable relationship of the two protagonists outside of the courtroom.
    Dana Law
    El Cajon

  • Mpgarcia9

    So wise so young, they say, do never live long.

  • Kareerae

    I would love to go!! Took my husband to his first ever Shakespeare play at the Old Globe a few years ago and we are dying to go back.

  • BostonGirl

    My husband was in “As You Like It” in college, and I’d love to surprise him with tickets!

  • Jordonferguson

    You shall find me a grave man.

  • Tawnywhaley

    Also, fave quote, “if I be waspish best beware my sting” – Taming of the Shrew

  • Tawnywhaley

    I have a love affair with Shakespeare. I’ve acted for 12 years, and what made me want to do it forever is when I was 13 I performed Taming of the Shrew. I fell in love with theatre and with the craft of acting. Would kill to win some tickets to Richard III!!!!!

  • Discobeat98

    Call me a winner. I love the Old Globe

  • Diamic31

    I wanna win :)

  • Christopherseabock

    Why is Richard ill?

  • http://www.enetautos.com/ Used Cars San Diego

    Looks like a lot of fun!

  • Kim

    Havent done Shakespeare yet in SD and would love to!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=630876307 Daun Richert-Slagle

    I would love to win tickets to this event.. San Diego.. I’m comin home soon…

  • http://www.facebook.com/jamey.keeton Jamey Keeton

    “Comment below to win two tickets to see Richard III.” Says it in the last sentence in the paragraph under the picture.

  • http://www.facebook.com/hazel.r.nieves Hazel Ramos Nieves

    Sounds like fun!  Good luck everyone!  #FTW

  • http://www.facebook.com/jamey.keeton Jamey Keeton

    Looks like fun! Havn’t been to a play in years, pick me!

  • David

    I see nothing on here that tells us how to win the tickets???

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