Photo Flash: 2011 Globe Gala Honoring Audrey Geisel
The Old Globe hosted its annual Gala on Saturday, July 30 honoring San Diego philanthropist Audrey Geisel and her significant contributions to the Globe. Darlene Shiley and Sheryl White served as 2011 Gala Co-Chairs.
Photo Flash: La Jolla Playhouse Hosts Annual Gala
On Saturday, March 27, La Jolla Playhouse hosted its annual Gala, the La Jolla Playhouse HONORS. Beginning this year, the Gala will launch a tradition of paying tribute to alumni artists and benefactors who have helped put the Playhouse at the forefront of American theatre.
Globe Gala Helps Ensure Financial Stability of this "Wooden O"
Article by Greg Jarboe
According to James Shapiro's book, A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599, the Globe was built with timber that was filched in the dead of night from The Theatre in Shoreditch, transported in the middle of winter to a waterfront warehouse, and ferried across the Thames River the following spring.