Join the Shakespeare Club for “Antony and Cleopatra” this Friday
The club's first play of the season details the intense, politically disastrous love affair between Roman triumvir Mark Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.
Join the Shakespeare Club for an eventful season
This season, the UCOP Shakespeare Club will explore the interplay of power, identity and social order through four richly contrasting plays.
Read “The Winter’s Tale” with the Shakespeare Club this Friday
All staff are encouraged to join the Shakespeare Club at for a fun, quarterly reading.
Enjoy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” with the Shakespeare Club this Friday
All aspiring and seasoned thespians are invited to attend a friendly virtual cold reading on Friday, July 18, at noon.
8 July 2025 
Events
Join the Shakespeare Club for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
All aspiring and seasoned thespians are invited to attend a friendly virtual cold reading on Friday, July 18, at noon.
12 May 2025
Celebrating Our Community, OP News
UCOP Shakespeare Club launches new season with “As You Like It”
Colleagues from across departments volunteered to bring characters to life in this fun, dynamic exerience.
UCOP Shakespeare Club presents a year of Shakespeare through the seasons
Join the UCOP Shakespeare Club for a journey through four of the Bard's masterpieces, each chosen to match the season.
5 September 2023
Events
Attend a live performance of the Merchant of Venice at UC Berkeley
Attend a free live, in-person performance in Berkeley on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
15 November 2021
Spotlight
Join the Shakespeare Club for the second half of Richard III
This Wednesday, let your thespian abilities shine during a virtual meeting of the Shakespeare Club.
Wednesday: Join the Shakespeare Club for Richard III, in two parts
The UCOP Shakespeare Club will do a cold reading of the Shakespeare play “Richard III,” which will be led by Peter Church and take place in two parts.
5 October 2021
Events
Join the Shakespeare Club for Richard III, in two parts
All aspiring and seasoned thespians are invited to attend a friendly two-part reading of Richard III on Oct. 20 and Nov. 17 at noon (PT).
