Mission

Stage Door

Sonnet Repertory Theatre, Inc., is dedicated to classic theatre for the modern planet. SRT promotes classic plays and adaptations, providing forums for collaboration between emerging artists and established professionals. With Classics in the Classroom, SRT aims not only to entertain, but also to educate young people by engaging them with timeless literature through expressive theatre.

A Special Announcement

Save the Date for 2008 Sonnet Sings: The Bard | Monday, November 17

Sonnet Sings: The Bard, our annual benefit event, will be held on Monday, November 17 at Manhattan's legendary Birdland Jazz Club.

Featured performers, and other details, are to be announced shortly.

Last year's line-up included two time Tony-nominated actor Terrence Mann and Tony award-winning and Grammy award-nominated composer Duncan Sheik, performing their original songs, in addition to Will Chase, Bradley Dean, Brian D'Arcy James, David Miller, Brandon Wardell, Q Smith and Rachel Ulanet. 2007 contributing composers included Tony and Drama Desk award-winners Adam Guettel, William Finn, plus Amanda Green and Tom Kitt, MAC and Bistro award-winner Zina Goldrich, MAC Award-nominated Steve Marzullo, Pulitzer Prize, and Drama Desk and Tony award-winning author Marsha Norman. Musical direction was by Kevin Stites (Les Miserables, The Color Purple, Fiddler on the Roof, Titanic), and the evening was hosted by Drama Desk award-nominated and MAC award-winning actress and singer, Christine Pedi.

View Photos from SONNET SINGS: THE BARD 2007

History

Who we were... what happened... And where we're headed...

With a genuine desire to work, a solid background in and love for the classics, and a decade of friendship, Robyne Parrish and Katrina Thomas Kent, fellow graduates of the North Carolina School for the Arts (www.ncarts.edu) founded SRT in the fall of 2002. Along with fellow alumni Ben Cherry and Monica Francisco, the company launched, and a core acting company was formed, as well as a full Board of Directors and an administrative team.

Since then, SRT has produced five consecutive seasons of classic works and several specialty series including The Bard's Backyard, ShakesBARE, The Collaborative Series, and Plays in Progress, a forum for new work based in the classics. SRT has evolved considerably from a small repertory of core actors to a state-supported, not-for-profit theatre company, incorporating and sustaining artists and creators from very diverse backgrounds and styles.

On June 1, 2007, SRT welcomed Todd Loyd and Tiffany Little Canfield as the new Co-Artistic Directors with Founding Artistic Director, Robyne Parrish, moving into the role of Executive Director. As this company evolves, at its core, SRT remains supremely dedicated to classic theatre and continues the pursuit of excellence on the stage.