The Shakespeare Society of America

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The Shakespeare Society of America (SSA) has been a California Non-profit Corporation since 1968, and IRS 501(c)3 since 1969. SSA began in a Tudor Style Mansion off Sunset Strip, near Mel’s Diner in west Los Angeles. Mission: Provide Public Benefit Programs that inspire education and personal development through the Works of William Shakespeare relating to history, culture, literature, theatre and art in America … By 1973 SSA was stage-centric at the Globe Playhouse in West Hollywood and designed, built and operated an authentic one-half scale replica of Shakespeare’s 1599 Globe Theatre interior. By September 2008 the SSA relocated to Moss Landing, California at the heart in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in a facility called the New Shakespeare Sanctuary. Since then over 20,000 visitors from 144 countries and territories have visited the New Shakespeare Sanctuary and explored the SSA Collection.The Shakespeare Society of America (SSA) has been a California Non-profit Corporation since 1968, and IRS 501(c)3 since 1969. SSA began in a Tudor Style Mansion off Sunset Strip, near Mel’s Diner in west Los Angeles. Mission: Provide Public Benefit Programs that inspire education and personal development through the Works of William Shakespeare relating to history, culture, literature, theatre and art in America … By 1973 SSA was stage-centric at the Globe Playhouse in West Hollywood and designed, built and operated an authentic one-half scale replica of Shakespeare’s 1599 Globe Theatre interior. By September 2008 the SSA relocated to Moss Landing, California at the heart in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in a facility called the New Shakespeare Sanctuary. Since then over 20,000 visitors from 144 countries and territories have visited the New Shakespeare Sanctuary and explored the SSA Collection.