{"id":2916,"date":"2016-03-31T15:18:21","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T15:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=2916"},"modified":"2016-03-31T15:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T15:20:32","slug":"celebrating-shakespeare-with-ccs-sonnet-a-thon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2016\/03\/31\/celebrating-shakespeare-with-ccs-sonnet-a-thon\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Shakespeare with CC\u2019s \u2018Sonnet-A-Thon\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShakespeare was an extraordinary genius and there\u2019s no better way to begin to discover [Shakespeare], than by actually speaking him,\u201d says Andrew Manley, associate professor of theatre. Students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to do just that this Friday from 6-9 p.m. in Cornerstone Main Space. Manley says he created CC\u2019s first \u201cSonnet-A-Thon\u201d<\/a>\"sonnetathonposter\"<\/a> in the spirit of community celebration, with participants reciting all of Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

The sonnets are short, 14 lines each, so are accessible for those inexperienced in theatre and literature. \u201cI think they\u2019re cool,\u201d says Abigayle Cosinuke \u201916, who will be performing. \u201cThey\u2019re very concise, but cover such a range of feelings. Everyone knows Shakespeare but not that many people have read a lot of the sonnets and also don\u2019t realize how relevant and accessible they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

With 154 to choose from, it\u2019s not hard to find one with a personal ring to it. Tinka Avramova \u201916 connected with \u201cSonnet 47,\u201d which she explains is about longing and the way that feelings of love are intensified when looking at one\u2019s loved one. \u201cI think I was struggling with not being with the person I love and wanting to see them,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

Cosinuke chose \u201cSonnet 142\u201d for its uniqueness. \u201cIt\u2019s the only sonnet written in octets,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s also about hate, which is unusual and fun because it\u2019s so dramatic. They think it\u2019s about his wife, Anne Hathaway. I actually already have it memorized because I recited it in high school when I went on a theatre trip and we visited Anne Hathaway\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reciting of all of these works will give audience members and performers a chance to connect personally with one of the greatest literary geniuses of all time. Manley adds, \u201cThis is a reminder that we are still performing Shakespeare after all this time. His poems are still relevant \u2013 they speak to us across 400 years. That\u2019s amazing!\u201d And, according to Cosinuke, \u201cShakespeare is bae,\u201d so don\u2019t miss out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918 \u201cShakespeare was an extraordinary genius and there\u2019s no better way to begin to discover [Shakespeare], than by actually speaking him,\u201d says Andrew Manley, associate professor of theatre. Students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to do just that this Friday from 6-9 p.m. in Cornerstone Main Space. Manley says he … <\/p>\n

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