The Rocklin Shakespeare Company was created in the fall of 2005 by Dani Loebs.  Since then the Company has produced five seasons of Shakespeare at Rocklin's beautiful Johnson-Springview Park. Rocklin Shakes works in a partnership with the City of Rocklin and the Rocklin Kiwanis and is the only theater organization in area that is ABSOLUTELY FREE.  We survive with grant funding and with donations from our generous community.  It's a beautiful thing.

The Rocklin Shakes Philosophy

Art. Theater. Shakespeare. 
 
On Art... 
 
At the Rocklin Shakespeare Company we work to thrive in our creative pursuits. Indeed, members are far more than actors; they are musicians, painters, seamstresses, designers, writers, directors, choreographers, dancers, singers, comedians, gymnasts, jugglers, bakers, builders, gardeners, dreamers and so much more. They are artists, every one of them, to their very core. Though we work primarily to bring free Shakespearean shows to our community, we also support and foster each others creative ideas. We are a company of players, but we are also an organization of artists thriving on collaboration. 
 
  
On Theater... 
 
First and foremost, however, the Rocklin Shakespeare Company creates art through the medium of theater and for the past five years we have brought free summer Shakespeare Festivals to the city of Rocklin. We view theater as a unique art form that joins actors and spectators in the act of embracing the human truths that are presented on stage. Only theater can allow the audience to establish a close relationship with the performers and take them all through the exciting twists and turns of the plot in real time. It is a journey well worth taking and we invite you all along for the ride! 
 
On Shakespeare... 
 
While the Rocklin Shakespeare has not limited itself to the exclusive production of Shakespeare, we do find his works to be an excellent starting point for actors and spectators new to the experience of live theater. Shakespeare's works are amazingly inclusive and relevant to all of us if we make the small effort of taking a little time to understand them. Even the most devout literary scholars agree that the best way to understand Shakespeare is to watch his plays performed.  So come one, come all!