AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library is partnering with the Maine Humanities Council to host a theatrical performance and program celebrating William Shakespeare’s inventive language on the 400th anniversary of his death.

The program, Zany, Majestic Bard, is led by theater artist David Greenham and includes singing, acting and learning activities aimed at making the works of Shakespeare more accessible and inspirational to audiences.

The program will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the library. It is open to the public and free of charge. 

David Greenham spent 14 years as the producing artistic director of The Theater at Monmouth, The Shakespearean Theater of Maine. He is an adjunct professor of drama at the University of Maine at Augusta, works as a grant writer and program manager for the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, and is consultant for non-profit organizations around the state.

FMI: www.auburnpubliclibrary.org, 207-333- 6640.