Globe for All: Macbeth, The Old Globe’s Free Community Tour
The Old Globe takes a full professional Shakespeare production on the road to gyms, libraries and community centers across the county, and it is free. This year it is Macbeth, directed by Marcela Lorca, cut to 80 minutes with no intermission. No reservation, no tickets, just show up and sit down. Some stops include workshops, talkbacks and a catered meal.
Details
- Dates: Tuesday November 3 through Saturday November 21, 2026
- Run time: 1 hour 20 minutes, no intermission
- Cost: Free at every community stop. The final performance at the House of Charm in Balboa Park is low cost and ticketed
- Ages: No age rating given. It is Macbeth, with witches, omens, restless spirits and a body count, so it suits older kids and teens more than little ones
- Seating: First come, first served. You can sign up for text reminders on their site
Where and when, all free and no reservation needed
- Tue Nov 3, 6:00pm: Lincoln High School, 216 S. Willie James Jones Avenue, San Diego
- Thu Nov 5, 6:00pm: CECUT, Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana, Mexico
- Fri Nov 6, 6:00pm: San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego
- Sat Nov 7, 1:00pm and 5:00pm: Oceanside Public Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside
- Thu Nov 12, 6:00pm: Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado
- Fri Nov 13, 6:00pm: Jackie Robinson YMCA, 151 YMCA Way, San Diego
- Sat Nov 14, 1:00pm: San Diego Central Library, Shiley Special Events Suite, ninth floor, 330 Park Boulevard
- Sat Nov 14, 6:00pm: Normal Heights United Church, 4650 Mansfield Street, San Diego
- Tue Nov 17, 5:00pm: San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street, San Diego
- Wed Nov 18, 6:00pm: Montgomery High School, 3250 Palm Avenue, San Diego
- Thu Nov 19, 1:00pm: El Cajon Library, 201 E. Douglas Avenue, El Cajon
- Thu Nov 19, 6:00pm: Creative Performing and Media Arts, 5050 Conrad Avenue, San Diego
- Fri Nov 20, 6:00pm: City Heights Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego
- Sat Nov 21, 2:00pm: The Old Globe’s House of Charm, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park. This one is low cost and ticketed, not free
Questions: the box office is 619-234-5623.
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