Record yourself speaking 10 Seconds of Shakespeare on 11/10

[Blaire Baron Larsen]

 10SECONDSOFSHAKESPEARE.COM

America’s Youngest Shakespeare Troupe  puts the Nation to a Challenge: Speak the Speech - if only for 10 Seconds! 

The Los Angeles Drama Club (LADC) - an award-winning local youth arts and literacy organization - wants to put this country to the test: How hard is it to speak Shakespeare? OnNovember 10, they launch 10 Seconds of Shakespeare - a fundraising and awareness campaign created to push back on the recent push for the “modernization” of Shakespeare’s Canon.   Everyone - no matter the age, ability, vocation or location is invited to participate by going to a designated site called,  10SECONDSOFSHAKESPEARE.COM.  Here they may choose one of Shakespeare’s finest Insults, Compliments and Famous Quotes. Next step: speak the speech - into their smartphons and post on social media using #10secondsofshakespeare, while also tag-challenging friends. The site asks for a donation of of 10.00 (or more) toward the Los Angeles Drama Club’s Outreach Program, Shakespeare in the City. 

Those expected to Get Their Bard On this November 10 are Mayor Eric Garcetti, Ed Asner and the company’s “Shakespeare in the City Players.”  

Recognized as the “Country’s Youngest Shakespeare Troupe,” this local youth arts and literacy organization, housed inside Club Fais Do Do,  with a mission to create the opportunity for young people to have exceptional artistic experiences in their own communities and neighborhoods - free,”  according to Blaire Baron Larsen, LADC’s Artistic Director. One of our boys recently told us, “Without this, I think I’d be hiding behind a bush.”  This is why we do it. 

Los Angeles Drama Club, whose children come from all over greater Los Angeles to participate, was recently honored by PBS.  “Our programs have grown exponentially,” said LADC Executive Director, Julia Walker Wyson.  “It’s gratifying to see new students develop a passion for theater, and see them grow up with Shakespeare. I mean, they literally don’t leave.”

Related Media:     10SECONDSOFSHAKESPEARE.COM

PBS Community Champions Mini-Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79DqmMTV8-Y 

CONTACT:Los Angeles Drama Club 

Julia Walker Wyson, Executive Director
[e-mail] 323-938-6902