Got Plans for Sunday?

HEY L.A. PEOPLE!

This Sunday (May 19) at 3:00pm at the Old Zoo in Griffith Park, the Independent Shakespeare Company is holding a benefit show, for the purpose of raising enough funds to put on their summer season of FREE awesome intelligent accessible Shakespeare. They've assembled a festive picnic basket of vaudeville-themed talent, including

- John C. Reilly (yes, that one) who will be headlining with the ISC's house band the Pinchtones
- The Lampshades, a comedy lounge act consisting of Kate Flannery of The Office and Scot Robinson of Anchorman
- Helen Slater, film and TV actress, but in this case songstress extraordinaire
- Mariachi Flor Angelina
- ¡Aparato! (described as "post-punk(y), socially conscious ethereal rock performed with traditional Mexican instruments" which is pretty intriguing if you ask me)
- Nick Bottom and the Rude Mechanicals (the amateur theatre troupe from A Midsummer Night's Dream) in a rendition (truly the only appropriate word) of Macbeth
- assorted tumblers, tricksters and "razzle-dazzlers" (this is a family-friendly show so that can only mean so many things)

Considering this is a fundraiser, the single ticket price of $30 is really surprisingly low, and $60 for a family* is practically a bargain. Please come join in the fun – you're not only getting fresh air, and afternoon out with your fellow citizens, and a really great show, but you're helping to make possible one of the best things in Los Angeles, which unlike most attractions around here has at its core the principle of being freely available to all.
*two adults and as many children as you can manage; there will be no DNA testing at the park