A CLASSIC CAMPUS EVENT RETURNS
Sonnetfest returns, in a brand-new incarnation! Spend a moment (or more!) enjoying readings of all 154 of William Shakespeare's sonnets by members of the Notre Dame and Michiana communities.
Want to join the fun?
Previous Sonnetfest readings have featured readings in multiple languages and styles. Click the signup button below to join this delightful event!
- "Notre Dame presents 'Sonnetfest' and The Sonnet Man for Valentine's Day," South Bend Tribune, 2/11/24
- "An unconventional Notre Dame Valentine's Day," The Observer, 2/15/24
SPECIAL THANKS:
- Sophia Ochoa
- Devon Sanchez-Ossorio, Student Activities Office
- Alex Blatt and Brandon Waggy, EventSys Audio Visual
FEATURING THE SONNET MAN, DEVON GLOVER!
Feb. 14, 2024 • 5:00 p.m. EST • Hagerty Family Cafe Stage, Duncan Student Center
Devon Glover is a teacher, rapper, poet, playwright and actor from Brooklyn, New York. He performs Shakespeare's Sonnets through Hip-Hop as The Sonnet Man in schools and theaters worldwide. Devon has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, BBC, and Conferences and Shakespeare Festivals worldwide, including Stratford, Ontario, and Stratford-upon-Avon. He has taught with Stratford Shakespeare, Passion in Practice, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Southern Shakespeare. Devon has written adaptations of Shakespeare for various theatre companies. In the summer of 2019, Devon was commissioned to write a hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (Lyrica). In 2022, Glover made his directorial debut, directing Othello for Flagstaff Shakespeare. In the summer of 2023, Devon was brought in to compose and create sound design for Prague Shakespeare’s ‘Roman Daggers’, a mash-up adaptation of Julius Caesar and Antony & Cleopatra, where he also took on the role of Cinna The Poet. For more information, visit sonnetman.com.
Originally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.