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April 24 - 28, 2008
Tempe Marketplace - District Stage
2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy   Tempe, Arizona 85281 
(S. of Loop 202 on McClintock/Hayden)  MAP


Join us as we attempt the world record! The Complete Works of Shakespeare 24 hours a day for over 4 days! 
Over 300 local Actors will work in shifts over a span of four days to read through each of Shakespeare’s plays non-stop.
Several valley celebrities, athletes and media personalities will take to the stage to read roles.

Sponsorships are available, please contact us for more information and be a part of history!
480-641-7039 OR marathon@swshakespeare.org 

All of the proceeds of this marathon will be used to help fund the high-quality productions and educational services that SSC provides on a statewide basis, 
including fully mounted classical theatre productions in the new Mesa Arts Center, student matinees, pre- and post-performance seminars, and teacher 
development workshops.

Scheduled plays, sonnets, and poems:

Shakespeare Marathon Schedule (times may vary slightly):
Thursday, April 24, 2008  
3:30 pm - 5:45 pm: Timon of Athens
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm: Welcome with Jared Sakren and Chris Rhodes with Shakespeare's Epitaph
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm: As You Like It
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm: Sonnets
8:45 pm - 11:00 pm: Much Ado About Nothing
11:00 pm - 11:15 pm: Phoenix and the Turtle and A Lover's Complaint (Poem)
11:15 pm - 2:00 am: Titus Andronicus
Friday, April 25, 2008
2:00 pm - 4:45 am: Cymbeline
4:45 am - 5:00 am: Passionate Pilgrim (poem)
5:00 am - 7:00 am: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
7:00 am - 8:30 am: The Comedy of Errors
8:30 am - 8:45 am: Venus and Adonis and Sonnets
8:45 am - 10:30 am: The Tempest
10:30 am - 12:30 pm: Twelfth Night
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Romeo and Juliet 
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm: Sonnets
3:15 pm - 7:00 pm: Hamlet
7:00 pm - 12:00 am Othello
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
12:00 am - 2:00 am: Macbeth
2:00 am - 4:00 am: The Merry Wives of Windsor
4:00 am - 6:30 am: Pericles
6:30 am - 7:00 am: Sonnets
7:00 am - 9:30 am: Richard II
9:30 am - 12:00 pm: Henry IV, Part One
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Henry IV, Part Two
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Henry V
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Henry VI, Part One
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Henry VI, Part Two
10:00 pm - 12:30 am: Henry VI, Part Three
Sunday, April 27, 2008
12:30 am - 3:30 am: Richard III
3:30 am - 6:00 am: Henry VIII
6:00 am - 8:30 am: Taming of the Shrew
8:30 am - 9:00 am: Sonnets
9:00 am - 11:45 am: Love's Labours Lost
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Sonnets
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: The Rape of Lucrece
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Two Noble Kinsman
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Measure for Measure
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Troilus and Cressida
10:00 pm - 12:30 am: The Merchant of Venice
Monday, April 28, 2008
12:30 am - 3:30 am: The Winter's Tale
3:30 am - 5:45 am: Julius Caesar
5:45 am - 6:00 am: Sonnets
6:00 am - 9:00 am: King Lear
9:00 am - 11:30 am: King John
11:30 am - 2:30 pm: Coriolanus
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm: A Midsummer Nights Dream
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Sonnets
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Antony and Cleopatra
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm: All's Well That Ends Well
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