86: "All the World's a Stage" (As You Like It) on World Theatre Day

Ah, World Theatre Day. World Theatre Day began in 1961 and one of the coolest parts of it is the celebration of it in theaters, schools, and other venues around the world. "Each year an outstanding figure in theatre or a person outstanding in heart and spirit from another field is invited to share his or her reflections on theatre and international harmony. What is known as the International Message is translated into more than 50 languages, read for tens of thousands of spectators before performances in theatres throughout the world, and printed in hundreds of daily newspapers. Colleagues in the audio-visual field lend a fraternal hand, with more than a hundred radio and television stations transmitting the Message to listeners in all corners of the five continents. " (https://www.world-theatre-day.org/worldtheatreday.html)
As I was unable to donate directly the the International Theatre Institute, I decided to choose the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. If you are rolling your eyes about Shakespeare, I beg you to open your heart to the brilliant beauty you may have missed - the comedy, tragedy, and use of language that permeates our daily existence, whether we know realize it or not. Here's a list of a few http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/04/45-phrases-coined-shakespeare-450th-birthday/, but believe me there are plenty more. I happen to adore Shakesepeare and have read the complete works through and the plays man times. I  critically reviewed and compared performances throughout college and am always happy to watch a performance, though I honestly prefer reading. One thing I do wish to o and the Chicago Shakespeare Theater does offer is attend Shakespeare in the Parks somewhere. 
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater has much to offer students, visitors, and neighborhoods. "ST participated in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2006 Complete Works Festival and was selected to represent North America at the Globe to Globe festival as part of London’s 2012 Cultural Olympiad." (https://www.chicagoshakes.com/about_us/about) I hope you will read more about it and about The Yard, a new expansion taking place for the CST.
I should say more, but i believe I've already abused Shakespeare's "Brevity is the soul of wit" from Hamlet, so " for goodness sake" (Henry VII) I will beg you to give Shakespeare a chance if you aren't a fan. Happy World Theatre Day.

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