'SHAKESPEARE'S FUNERAL' Event Set for The Morbid Anatomy Museum

Shakespeare's Funeral: An illustrated lecture and costume party to celebrate Shakespeare's 400th death anniversary will be held on Friday, May 20th from 7-9pm at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, NY.

Shakespeare expert, Melinda Hall (Artistic Director of Willful Pictures) will present an illustrated talk about the various dead Shakespearean characters, common causes of death in Shakespeare's time (1564-1616), Early Modern burial rites as well as Shakespeare's own death and recent discoveries about his grave. The audience is encouraged to attend the event dressed as their favorite dead Shakespearean character. After the lecture, there will be a reception where we will crush a cup and toast Master Shakespeare. Live music will be performed composer/musician Emily Gardner Hall and violinist Jordan Hall.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2511742.

Melinda Hall is a writer, director, actor and producer who lives in NYC. Her production company, Willful Pictures produces the online web series How Shakespeare Changed my Life and stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Liev Schreiber, James Earl Jones, Jim Beaver, Richard Thomas, Earle Hyman, and the late Ray Bradbury. For more about Melinda, go to tinyurl.com/gswn93u.

The Morbid Anatomy Museum is a new 4,200 square foot non-profit institution dedicated to the celebration and exhibition of artifacts, histories and ideas, which fall between the cracks of high and low culture, death and beauty, and disciplinary divides. The Morbid Anatomy Museum is located at 424A 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215. For more, visit tinyurl.com/heyz4k3.