24-7 of Shakespeare Benefits Relay for Life
Free Shakespeare! and Optum Nurses for a Cure, a registered team with the Centerville chapter of Relay for Life, presents Shakespeare for Life, a marathon relay reading of the Bard's works, starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and running 24 hours through 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Blue Sky Gallery, 33 N. Main St., in downtown Dayton.
The event will start with a reading of Julius Caesar, with the goal of reading all 37 plays, 154 sonnets and five poems credited to William Shakespeare. While the readings will be organized into four-hour segments with some assigned readers, the public is invited to stop by anytime and read - or just listen. Participants are asked to gather at least $25 in pledges to benefit a both Optum Nurses for a Cure and Free Shakespeare! A silent auction also will be held during the event.
"We intend to read every word Shakespeare ever wrote," said Chris Shea, founding artistic director of Free Shakespeare! "My father died from colon cancer, so I really wanted to find a way to help find a cure for cancer.
"Cancer is everywhere and affects everyone, and on the lighter side of that, Shakespeare is everywhere and affects everyone," Shea added. "Once I made that connection, this seemed a natural fit. This also is a community outreach and educational event. We want to raise awareness about Shakespeare and cancer prevention, while raising money for two great causes."
To volunteer for Shakespeare for Life, contact shakespearerelay@gmail.com.
Free Shakespeare! is a sponsored project of Involvement Advocacy. Contributions can be made at the event or by mailing a check, made out to Involvement Advocacy (memo: Free Shakespeare), P.O. Box 10506, Dayton, OH, 45402-7506.
Free Shakespeare! is a professional, nonprofit theater company devoted to presenting performances of the works of William Shakespeare. The company strives to make these works accessible to a contemporary society and deepen the understanding of our linguistic and cultural origins. We are committed to projects either penned by Shakespeare or inspired by his work.
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