On the afternoon of May 29, 1935, The “merrie England”-style, open-air Globe Theater welcomed its first audience for a performance of William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at the California ...

The Old Globe Theatre announced that actress Katie Holmes will headline its 2026 in a bold new production of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. The reimagined version of the classic play is by Erin Cressida ...

In San Diego, summer means Shakespeare. Last week, The Old Globe opened its final Shakespeare play of the summer, "The Comedy of Errors," at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. Earlier in the season, ...

Actress Katie Holmes will help the Old Globe Theatre kick off its 2026 season as the lead in a new production of Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," it was announced Tuesday. The Globe-commissioned version ...

With apologies to Tom Petty, Abraham Lincoln (allegedly) and whichever scribe from Lamentations penned the line “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,” no, good things do not necessarily come to ...

The plaza outside the Old Globe will come to life Friday as the venue welcomes patrons again. (File photo courtesy of Old Globe Theatre) When writer Gloria Calderón Kellett attends the opening night ...

Actor Katie Holmes will help the Old Globe Theatre kick off its 2026 season as the lead in a new production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler,” it was announced Tuesday. “Hedda Gabler” will play on the ...

The Old Globe, San Diego’s oldest and largest theater, turned 90 years old in May 2025. With an annual budget of $40 million, it’s the county’s second-larget arts nonprofit after the San Diego ...