Celebrity Sonnets

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The San Diego Shakespeare Society is proud to present two exciting Celebrity Sonnet events each year.

North County Celebrity Sonnets (June) – Free

Celebrity Sonnets at The Old Globe (October) – $20 or $10 members, seniors, military, students

At each event, we ask local celebrities to present two sonnets to our audience.  We’ve had some phenomenal interpretations, including with dance, music, and different languages.

Past celebrities have included:

  • Jonathan McMurtry, veteran actor at The Old Globe
  • David Ellenstein, actor
  • Miles Anderson, award-winning actor who had just played Prospero at the Summer Festival at The Old Globe
  • Zandra Rhodes, internationally famous fashion designer and set designer for operas
  • From Brighton Beach Memoirs at the Old Globe, Austyn Myers and Sloan Grenz,  plus Howard Green  from Broadway Bound
  • Ross Porter,  KSDS FM
  • San Diego Civic Youth Ballet
  • Claudia Russell, Program Director, and Jeff Dalrymple, KSDS Jazz88.3 FM
  • Kasey Kay, Concert Pianist
  • Vox Nobili Madrigal Singers
  • San Diego Civic Dance Arts
  • Cynthia Stokes, SD Opera Director
  • Diane Welch, Writer
  • Pat Launer, Art Critic