Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!

• To Shakespeare--After Three Hundred Years by Thomas Hardy
• To Shakespeare by Frances Anne Kemble
• They All Want to Play Hamlet by Carl Sandburg
• Ophelia by Julie Butters
• On Shakespeare by John Milton
• Sonnet of a Shrew by Julie Butters
• Sonnet 32 by William Shakespeare

Julie Butters is an actress and writer based in Salem, MA. Her website is juliebutters.com

Devlyn Ruth is a violist based in Swampscott, MA. He attends New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School where he plays in the school’s Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as its Chamber Orchestra. He has been studying violin for 11 years and has just recently switched to viola. He currently studies with Boston Symphony Orchestra violist Danny Kim.

Music: Handel Violin Sonata Opus 1 no. 12, allegro movement.
Violin played by Devlyn Ruth

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Cenna Khatib is a vibrant 25-year-old, who serves as an Inclusion Teacher in Lynn Public Schools and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive educational environment. Her journey began in 2021 when she graduated from Hofstra University, where she not only earned a BA degree in Psychology and Creative Writing but also held the prestigious position of President at Hofstra Sp!t, a spoken word club. Cenna's passion for poetry ignited over 13 years ago amidst the turmoil of the Syrian Revolution, sparking her profound desire to express herself through verse. Recently she unveiled her debut poetry collection, "The Screams I Whisper", marking a significant milestone in her literary endeavors.

Her book is available at
Amazon: https://a.co/d/1OeewKp
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-screams-i-whisper-cenna-khatib/1144822828-

Devlyn Ruth is a violist based in Swampscott, MA. He attends New England Conservatory’s Preparatory School where he plays in the school’s Youth Symphony Orchestra, as well as its Chamber Orchestra. He has been studying violin for 11 years and has just recently switched to viola. He currently studies with Boston Symphony Orchestra violist Danny Kim.
Music: Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major; Allemande movement

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3 The Tempest

Julie Butters is a Salem-based actress and writer. The former co-chair of Harvard University's Hyperion Shakespeare Company, she has performed roles ranging from Juliet to Lady Macbeth. Her website is juliebutters.com.

Bryan Butters is a longtime history teacher at Marblehead High School. He has performed Shakespeare with his wife, Julie Butters, in virtual productions as well as live at the Swampscott Public Library's 2023 Shakespeare Birthday Party.

Music: Handel Violin Sonata Opus 1 number 12, allegro movement.
Violin played by Devlyn Ruth

Devlyn Ruth attends New England Conservatory's Preparatory School where he plays with the school's Youth Symphony Orchestra as well as participating in chamber music. He has been studying violin for 10 years and currently studies with the former Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Kelly Barr

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Part 1 of 2

In honor of Women's History Month, Julie Butters performs "Ahead of Their Time: Inspiring Women of Literature." In this collection of dramatic readings, Julie brings to life some of classic literature's most exciting leading ladies, along with several historical women who created brilliant works in defense of their gender including Lysistrata, Joan of Arc, Anna E. Dickinson ("America's Joan of Arc"), Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christine de Pizan, and more.

Julie Butters is a Salem-based actress and writer, a cantor at St. John the Evangelist Church in Swampscott and St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Nahant, and an aide at the Swampscott Public Library. A graduate of Harvard University, where she co-chaired the Hyperion Shakespeare Company, Julie has portrayed many inspiring women, including Julian of Norwich, Jo March, and Jane Eyre.

You can also listen to Julie on the ReachArts podcast for a discussion and recitation of Emily Dickinson’s poetry.

If you enjoyed Part 1, CLICK HERE to listen to Part 2 of this riveting performance.

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Music: "Waltz for a Cat" by MondayHopes on MondayHopes%20from%20Pixabay

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Part 2 of 2

In honor of Women's History Month, Julie Butters performs "Ahead of Their Time: Inspiring Women of Literature." In this collection of dramatic readings, Julie brings to life some of classic literature's most exciting leading ladies, along with several historical women who created brilliant works in defense of their gender including Lysistrata, Joan of Arc, Anna E. Dickinson ("America's Joan of Arc"), Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christine de Pizan, and more.

Julie Butters is a Salem-based actress and writer, a cantor at St. John the Evangelist Church in Swampscott and St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Nahant, and an aide at the Swampscott Public Library. A graduate of Harvard University, where she co-chaired the Hyperion Shakespeare Company, Julie has portrayed many inspiring women, including Julian of Norwich, Jo March, and Jane Eyre.

You can also listen to Julie on the ReachArts podcast for a discussion and recitation of Emily Dickinson’s poetry.

If you enjoyed Part 2, CLICK HERE to listen to Part 1 of this riveting performance.

Series in association with ReachArts.org
89 Burrill Street
Swampscott, MA 01907


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Music: "Waltz for a Cat" by MondayHopes on Pixabay

Edited by Lajla Dale for TravelOggy. com

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Rod Kessler taught creative writing at Salem State University for 31 years. He is an author of short fiction, was an advisor to Sextant, a literary journal, and he has long been the champion of Malcolm Miller.

Malcolm Miller, a Salem-born, Beat generation poet, unabashedly engages, entertains, amuses, instructs, surprises, and provokes in the 24 newly-released, plainspoken poems in the book no! a collection selected, edited, and with an introduction by Rod Kessler.

no! by Malcolm Miller is available at Salem-based Derby Wharf Light Box.

https://derbywharflightbox.com/

Original intro and outro music by Manny & Harry

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Happy Birthday, Edgar Allen Poe! Presenter Ken Grout talks with Agatha Morrell about the life, love, and literature of one of America's most iconic authors.

Poe was born January 19, 1809, in Boston, MA, and died October 7, 1849 (aged 40) in Baltimore, MD. His most famous works are poems “To Helen” (1831), “The Raven” (1845), and “Annabel Lee” (1849); the short stories of wickedness and crime “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) and “The Cask of Amontillado” (1846); and the supernatural horror story “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) and "Murders at the Rue Morgue" (1841) which is said to have "initiated the modern detective story".

Ken Grout is a professor and writer who teaches and works with the art of oral presentation of literature. He was recently selected as an auditor by the Chautauqua Training Institute and is currently working on presentational material relating to both Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

Ken is a full-time faculty member in the Communication Studies Department at Emerson College in Boston, where he teaches Introduction to Speech Communication and Oral Presentation of Literature.

Celebrate Our Favorite Poets' Birthdays

Original intro music by Manny & Harry

Original outro music: Sunrise Piano by Serge Quadrado

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Celebrate Our Favorite Poets' Birthdays

Original music by Manny & Harry

Edited by Lajla Dale

Edited by Lajla Dale for TravelOggy. com

Series in association with ReachArts.org
89 Burrill Street
Swampscott, MA 01907
Open Sundays 10-1

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