Creative Greensboro in partnership with Little Independent Theatre, Scrapmettle and Shared Radiance Performing Arts will present the first inaugural “Sonnet Fest,” featuring creative performances of Shakespeare’s first fifty sonnets to take place throughout the Greensboro Cultural Center Friday August 1 at 7 pm and Saturday August 2 at 2pm and 7 pm. The performances are free with donations accepted. For more information go to creativegreensboro.com
About Sonnet Fest
A final celebration of our 56th season featuring works inspired by or penned by the world’s most revered playwright, Sonnet Fest, will explore the theatrical possibilities of Shakespeare’s famous poetry. Four different groups of performers will each occupy a different floor of the Greensboro Cultural Center, using the public spaces as stage and inspiration to bring to life sonnets 1-50. Each group will perform synchronously, and the audience will rotate after each performance enabling them to see all 50 sonnets over the course of the festival event. Audience members are asked to check in at the 2nd floor atrium desk for instructions.
About Little Independent Theatre
Little Independent Theatre is a small, professional theatre company that believes in the transformative power of self-reflection through the shared experience live performance provides. LIT's projects endeavor to challenge expectations and preconceptions through inclusive, diverse, and dynamic storytelling.
About Scrapmettle
Scrapmettle Entertainment is a Greensboro-based network of writers, directors, and performing artists who honor theater tradition and create new performances. The company’s work seeks to reveal what’s beneath the surface of the human experience and use it as a learning tool through realistic scenes on stage.
About Shared Radiance Performing Arts
The mission of Shared Radiance Performing Arts Company is to educate, entertain, and explore interactive theatre through the works of Shakespeare, thoughtful storytelling, and community-elevating projects of shared humanity. Learn more at www.sharedradiance.org or follow Shared Radiance on Facebook, Instagram, Blue Sky, or YouTube.
