Sonnet Marathon 2023 - Laila Robins

On April 23, 2020, in the midst of the first COVID-19 surge, Irondale held its first-ever Sonnet Marathon. It was a virtual event, attended worldwide by participants aged from 9 to 90, comprising over 8 hours of recitations of Shakespeare’s sonnets! Over 100 people participated including Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes; Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright; comedian, actress and jazz singer Lea DeLaria; Tony winner Cady Huffman; Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega; Blue Bloods and The Sopranos actor John Ventimiglia; principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre James Whiteside; and NYC downtown darling Kenyon Phillips.

Now, 3 years later, Irondale is taking another shot at the Sonnet Marathon in a different format. This will be a month-long marathon starting on April 1st and audience members may choose to participate in different ways.

Visit www.irondale.org/on-stage/sonnet-marathon for more.