California Shakespeare Theater

For General Operating Support

Amount

$300,000
Program

Performing Arts
Date Awarded

6/22/2021
Term

32 Months
Type of Support

General Support/Organization

Strategies

Communities

Overview

California Shakespeare Theater, known as Cal Shakes, redefines classical theater through the lenses of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Through main stage productions at the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda (Contra Costa County), as well as education and community programs serving youth and adults, it reaches more than 50,000 people each year. Support of Cal Shakes aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

About the Grantee

Grantee Website

www.calshakes.org

Address

PMB 509 21 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA, 94563, United States

Grants to this Grantee

Jul 14, 2003

$225,000

for general support

All Grants to this Grantee

Jul 17, 2012

$210,000

for general operating support

California Shakespeare Theater presents a four-show season at the outdoor Bruns Amphitheater and a variety of year-round programs in schools and community-based venues. In 2010, the organization completed construction of a new 7,500-square-foot facility that dramatically improves the experience of its more than 40,000 patrons and artists. Through a long-term partnership with Intersection for the Arts (a Hewlett Foundation grantee), California Shakespeare Theater is bringing a wide range of constituencies together to create new works inspired by classic literature. Renewed support would enable the company to continue producing its main stage season and directly connect under-served communities with the work of classic writers

All Grants to this Grantee

May 25, 2019

$50,000

for an Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity (EID) capacity building project

All Grants to this Grantee