Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company
Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company, 80 Stone Pine Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
About
Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company presents classic theatre productions along with workshops, presentations, and summer camps. The program also offers monthly 30-minute yogic breathing exercises, voice lessons and exercises, and photography sessions. Some activities take place at the John L. Carter Memorial Park amphitheater.
• Schedule: Monthly 30-minute yogic breathing exercises
Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company states a mission to produce classic theatre each summer in the community of Half Moon Bay, California that is accessible, entertaining, challenging, educational and enlightening for both audiences and players alike. The organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Its leadership team includes Ray Renati (Artistic Director), Lee Ellis (Co-Founder/Board of Director Treasurer), Nicole Henares (Board Director), Sue Savich (Board), and honors the work of co-founder and Artistic Director Robert Pickett (in memoriam), as well as Artistic Director Debbie Lynn Carriger referenced in a past press release. Staff credentials include training and degrees such as Ray Renati’s completion of the Summer Acting Shakespeare program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and graduation from UC Berkeley; Nicole Henares’s B.A. in English from UC Davis, M.Ed. in Cross-Cultural Curriculum from National University, and MFA in Writing and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies; and Sue’s BA in English and MBA from San Jose State.
Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company aligns itself with local arts organizations, businesses, trusts, and other entities in the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula and Coast, and is involved in various community organizations including college scholarships for local women students through Lee Ellis. It supports other local organizations such as educators, other theatre companies, and volunteer fire departments. The company strives to reach underrepresented communities through workshops, presentations, and summer camps at local schools, and it provides discounts to performances for groups and young audiences. It partners with others to develop experiences such as voice lessons, exercises, photography sessions, and Yoga for the Voice sessions, and it strives to create a welcoming environment for audiences and theatre practitioners.
The organization states a focus on accessibility, education, outreach, and audience involvement, and it has a non-discrimination policy with zero tolerance toward any actions of discrimination. It has a racial equity statement and commitment to cultural equity, and it states a commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion through programming, casting, education programs, and community outreach. Its casting is intended to reflect the diverse makeup of the community and the American population of the twenty-first century, and its education programs and summer camps at local schools are intended to make theatre experiences accessible to all. Robert Pickett led the company through its first eight seasons of productions in Half Moon Bay, California.
Last updated April 16, 2026.
• Schedule: Monthly 30-minute yogic breathing exercises
Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company states a mission to produce classic theatre each summer in the community of Half Moon Bay, California that is accessible, entertaining, challenging, educational and enlightening for both audiences and players alike. The organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Its leadership team includes Ray Renati (Artistic Director), Lee Ellis (Co-Founder/Board of Director Treasurer), Nicole Henares (Board Director), Sue Savich (Board), and honors the work of co-founder and Artistic Director Robert Pickett (in memoriam), as well as Artistic Director Debbie Lynn Carriger referenced in a past press release. Staff credentials include training and degrees such as Ray Renati’s completion of the Summer Acting Shakespeare program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and graduation from UC Berkeley; Nicole Henares’s B.A. in English from UC Davis, M.Ed. in Cross-Cultural Curriculum from National University, and MFA in Writing and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies; and Sue’s BA in English and MBA from San Jose State.
Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company aligns itself with local arts organizations, businesses, trusts, and other entities in the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula and Coast, and is involved in various community organizations including college scholarships for local women students through Lee Ellis. It supports other local organizations such as educators, other theatre companies, and volunteer fire departments. The company strives to reach underrepresented communities through workshops, presentations, and summer camps at local schools, and it provides discounts to performances for groups and young audiences. It partners with others to develop experiences such as voice lessons, exercises, photography sessions, and Yoga for the Voice sessions, and it strives to create a welcoming environment for audiences and theatre practitioners.
The organization states a focus on accessibility, education, outreach, and audience involvement, and it has a non-discrimination policy with zero tolerance toward any actions of discrimination. It has a racial equity statement and commitment to cultural equity, and it states a commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion through programming, casting, education programs, and community outreach. Its casting is intended to reflect the diverse makeup of the community and the American population of the twenty-first century, and its education programs and summer camps at local schools are intended to make theatre experiences accessible to all. Robert Pickett led the company through its first eight seasons of productions in Half Moon Bay, California.
Last updated April 16, 2026.
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