Shared Radiance

A collaboration between Sherri Raeford and others who have radiance to share through the exploration of interactive and experiential theatre.

Nonprofit Touring Theatre
Shakespeare, Thoughtful Storytelling, Community Elevating Projects of Shared Humanity
Experiences, Outreach, Education
2024-25 Creative Greensboro Community Partnerships grant recipient We share the light with the audience as actors did during Shakespeare's time.

08/28/2026

We wanted to take a minute to share our love for our Sonnet Fest 2026 collaborators and their wonderful performances, which featured quite a few familiar faces! Cheers to them!

Photos by Sam McClenaghan

Sonnet Fest was produced collaboratively with Creative Greensboro, Scrapmettle, little independent theatre, and Shared Radiance.

08/24/2026

Our BARDS engaged in a Shakespearean Scene Playshop recently! They wrote their own Shakespearean insults and worked with some scenes. Thank you to Lori for leading us in exploration and experimentation!

Our next BARDS session will take place on September 26th (8/26/2026) from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in Room 203 of the Greensboro Cultural Center! We will have an As You Like It Playshop led by Sherri Raeford, Director of our upcoming production of As You Like It.

BARDS, or Band of Aspiring Radiant Drama Students, is free to all teens and preteens. Be on the lookout soon for the 2027 lineup and registration! Learn more by emailing [email protected] or visiting www.sharedradiance.org/education

BARDS is funded in part by the 2025 - 2026 Creative Greensboro Community Partnerships Grant.

08/13/2026

Attention BARDS! Our next BARDS session will be August 15th (7/21/2026) from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in Room 203 of the Greensboro Cultural Center. We will be having a Shakespearean Scene Playshop led by Lori Koenig! Play with goals, obstacles, and intentions in short scenes! We’ll also have fun with Shakespearean insults and improv. Lori holds an MFA in Directing from UNCG, has 30 years of experience teaching English and Theatre, and has won several theatre based awards, including Best Play and Musical Awards for Kernersville Little Theatre’s Production of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.

Interested in learning more about BARDS or want to register? Email [email protected] or visit www.sharedradiance.org/education

BARDS is funded in part by the 2025 - 2026 Creative Greensboro Community Partnerships Grant.

08/10/2026

This year’s Shared Radiance Sonnet Fest cast represented several chapters of our organization: who we were in our early days, who we were in quarantine, who we are now, and who we’ll be in the future. We’re glad to have worked with all of them.

All glitter used was biodegradable.

Sonnet Fest was produced collaboratively with Creative Greensboro, Scrapmettle, little independent theatre, and Shared Radiance.

Image Description: The Shared Radiance portion of the Sonnet Fest 2026 cast stands under Bridging the Gap on the Greenway. They all wear Sonnet Fest t-shirts and costume pieces to help them look like animals. Two people stand behind them. They cast raises their hands as they hear prompts applying to them. On “Welcome,” the two people behind the cast throw blue and yellow glitter up in the air. The wind blows most of the glitter to the right. We cut to a clip of Andrew walking up to the cast and wiping glitter on their shoulders. We cut to a third clip of a close up of Steve’s shoulder, which got most of the blue glitter. The camera pans out and up to Steve’s face, which also got a lot of blue glitter.

08/08/2026

Sonnet Fest spoilers without context.

Sonnet Fest is FREE! We recommend registering to attend on the Creative Greensboro website. Upon signing up, you will receive more information, including a code to receive three free Bird scooter rides to use during the performance. Sonnet Fest is produced collaboratively with Creative Greensboro, Scrapmettle, little independent theatre, and Shared Radiance.

08/07/2026

Sonnet Fest is free! So why should you register to see it instead of just walking up?

📏 The whole path is over a mile long! Registering will tell you the best place to start and where to park.
👥 You'll get sorted into a group, so you can enjoy the show with 20-25 people instead of fighting a crowd of 100.
🔢 It helps the people organizing Sonnet Fest keep track of attendance, which in turn helps support future Sonnet Fests and other programs like it!
🛴 When you register, you'll get a code for three free Bird scooter rides to use for Sonnet Fest, so you don't have to walk.
🗺️ Once registered, you'll be sent a map and lots of other helpful info.
🌧️ If performances move indoors because of rain, you'll get notified. No need to guess or go hunting for news on social media!

Sonnet Fest is FREE! We recommend registering to attend on the Creative Greensboro website. Upon signing up, you will receive more information, including a code to receive three free Bird scooter rides to use during the performance. Sonnet Fest is produced collaboratively with Creative Greensboro, Scrapmettle, little independent theatre, and Shared Radiance.

08/06/2026

Sonnet Fest opens tomorrow! Come see these talented performers, as well as many others working with Scrapmettle, Creative Greensboro, and little independent theatre.

Sonnet Fest is FREE! We recommend registering to attend on the Creative Greensboro website. Upon signing up, you will receive more information, including a code to receive three free Bird scooter rides to use for Sonnet Fest.

L.M. Kirwan - Acting Jane Meekins Lucas Steve Raeford Rebecca Stanifer Nicole Weintraub Sherri Raeford Chappell Upper

EDIT: This post mistakenly did not include Larry Kirwan’s full bio. Please see the full bio below:

L.M. Kirwan (Larry) has been performing as an actor and musician in NC for decades. Larry enjoyed performing in plays in school and in the community theatre before performing professionally at Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre in 2013. Opportunities opened up from there. He has been in productions by Shared Radiance, Barn Dinner Theatre, Goodly Frame Theatre, and Carolina Ensemble Theatre, as well as others. You can also currently see him entertain a dinner crowd in the murder mystery show Dinner Detective. As a musician, Larry played drums in rock bands before taking a sharp turn toward folk music with the hammered dulcimer in 1991. He studied Music at UNCG with a concentration in percussion. He has played numerous weddings in the Piedmont Triad, and today plays regularly on Sunday mornings at Tate St. Coffee House.

Larry is very happy to join Shared Radiance in this, the 2026 Sonnet Fest!

08/01/2026

Congratulations to the cast & creative team of As You Like It! All the world is your stage.

07/27/2026

Our BARDS explored Costume Design recently! They engaged with a presentation and tried their own hands at making a costume. Thank you to Sarah for sharing your experience and creative perspective, and thank you Andrew for playing a mannequin! Swipe to the end to see the final costume the BARDS designed for Andrew.

Our next BARDS session will take place on August 15th (8/15/2026) from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in Room 203 of the Greensboro Cultural Center! We will have a Shakespearean Scene Work Playshop led by Lori Koenig.

BARDS, or Band of Aspiring Radiant Drama Students, is free to all teens and preteens. Join us for one session, some of them, or all! Learn more by emailing [email protected] or visiting www.sharedradiance.org/education

BARDS is funded in part by the 2025 - 2026 Creative Greensboro Community Partnerships Grant.

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