We wrote about this December 12, 2010, but now the official press release has come out:
Orlando Shakespeare Theater is hosting its first annual “Sonnet-a-thon," free and open to the public Friday, February 12, 2010 from 11am-3pm at the Plaza Courtyard (155 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801. No tickets required.
"The Plaza Courtyard in downtown Orlando will become a stage as elected officials, supporters of the Arts, company presidents, celebrities, actors, and other members of the Central Florida community participate in bringing Shakespeare’s words to life more than 400 years later.
Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Artistic Director, Jim Helsinger, will act as the Sonnet-a-thon’s Master of Ceremonies and host. Other readers include: Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, Senator Bill Nelson, Winter Park Mayor Ken Bradley, Orlando Sentinel Theatre Critic Elizabeth Maupin, Commissioner Tony Ortiz, Roger McGuinn from The Byrds, and many more" including me!
"Invite your Valentine, bring a brown bag lunch, and enjoy Shakespeare’s thoughts on love, friendship, sex, betrayal, jealousy and forgiveness, as his sonnets are read in sequence revealing a drama as riveting and as stirring as anything the Bard wrote for the stage. The Plaza businesses will also be selling special Valentine’s Day offerings to Sonnet-a-thon listeners and participants."
Orlando Shakespeare Theater is hosting its first annual “Sonnet-a-thon," free and open to the public Friday, February 12, 2010 from 11am-3pm at the Plaza Courtyard (155 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801. No tickets required.
"The Plaza Courtyard in downtown Orlando will become a stage as elected officials, supporters of the Arts, company presidents, celebrities, actors, and other members of the Central Florida community participate in bringing Shakespeare’s words to life more than 400 years later.
Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Artistic Director, Jim Helsinger, will act as the Sonnet-a-thon’s Master of Ceremonies and host. Other readers include: Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, Senator Bill Nelson, Winter Park Mayor Ken Bradley, Orlando Sentinel Theatre Critic Elizabeth Maupin, Commissioner Tony Ortiz, Roger McGuinn from The Byrds, and many more" including me!
"Invite your Valentine, bring a brown bag lunch, and enjoy Shakespeare’s thoughts on love, friendship, sex, betrayal, jealousy and forgiveness, as his sonnets are read in sequence revealing a drama as riveting and as stirring as anything the Bard wrote for the stage. The Plaza businesses will also be selling special Valentine’s Day offerings to Sonnet-a-thon listeners and participants."