We are Profundo Bono, Inc., the theater company composed entirely of Delaware judges, lawyers, and other legal professionals.
Every other year since 2004, we have produced a musical comedy to raise funds to support the groups who provide (non-criminal) legal services to the impoverished of Delaware. These groups help children and families to stay in their homes and be protected from abuse.
In November 2024, we had our 10th show, Anna Karenina: From Train to Trial. Following in the footsteps of our prior playwright, the Honorable Robert B. Young, this latest contribution was an original script by our esteemed Honorable Selena Molina. Each show is performed by judges, lawyers, and legal professionals from across the State of Delaware. With this show, we are exploring the works of other playwrights, testing their skill. While it entails a great deal of work to put on, the actors, musicians, directors, and stagehands (from every aspect of practice, type of firm, part of the state, age, race, etc.) enjoy working without any remuneration for the benefit of the citizens of Delaware.
In the past, we’ve done Macbeth, A Tale of Two Cities, Moby Dick, An American Tragedy, Madame Bovary, The Crucible, The Public Enemy, Tennessee Waltz, The Finishing School, and Anna Karenina. As always, we take a perfectly dreary theme and then twist it into a musical comedy with 20-some songs, several dances, a live band, and a great ending. Over the years, we have become fairly well known, especially in what has become a very supportive legal community.
Judge Young has left us, but we are committed to carrying on his legacy. As a non-profit organization, our purposes include:
Our fundraising benefits the Combined Campaign for Justice, which enables Delaware’s three legal services agencies—Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc., and Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc.—to continue to provide legal services to low-income Delaware families in need of assistance. To learn more about CCJ, you can visit their website here.
Persons interested in participating should contact:
Adam Hiller
[email protected]
Thank you very much for being a supporter of our cause!
It starts with a writer’s idea that becomes words on a page and notes on a staff. Then it becomes a director’s vision of what those words and notes could become being spoken and sung. Casting is done, rehearsals begin, and then the magic happens. And there was plenty of magic in the year-long journey that brought Anna Karenina: From Train to Trial to stages in Wilmington and Dover.
Producing a complex, original musical that’s never been performed before was a unique challenge that required every cast and crew member to dig deep and bring their best to the project. Oh, and did I mention that Selena Molina, the author who brilliantly transformed a turgid tale of Imperial Russian betrayal into a hysterical comic parody, was in the cast?
From Jim McGiffin’s inspired musical direction to Erin Della Barca’s imaginative choreography to the insight and humor each performer brought to their characters, this show was truly the creative accomplishment of a talented and dedicated community of professionals. And I don’t just mean legal professionals. I mean artistic professionals. If this group ever decides to leave the law behind and take this show on the road, they’ll all be embarked on successful second careers. And I’d be honored to go with them.
— Ray Crew, Director
Ticket proceeds do provide some revenue, but our major contribution to worthy institutions such as the Combined Campaign for Justice comes from sponsorships and advertising placements in the programs that are distributed to those that attend.
We have three levels of sponsorship, separately designated in our program:
For only $2,500, this sponsorship level provides you with the following benefits:
For only $2,000, this sponsorship level provides you with the following benefits:
For only $1,500, this sponsorship level provides you with the following benefits:
You can imagine the great exposure to a fine audience of people who purchase goods and services, in addition ultimately to helping deserving people who really need the assistance. As you can imagine, there is also a high concentration of lawyers, legal professionals, court professionals and para-professionals, and legal staff who attend our shows, so your audience comes naturally targeted.
Even if you don’t choose to become a sponsor, a very significant portion of the proceeds we donate come from program advertising in our program, which is distributed free to each ticket holder. The rates are extremely reasonable:
Persons interested in becoming sponsors or placing program ads should contact:
Adam Hiller at [email protected]
Thank you very much for being a supporter of our cause!
Since we are a bunch of lawyers and legal professionals, surely you didn’t think you’d come to our event without agreeing to a bunch of express and implied covenants?? Well here they are. By buying our tickets, attending our show, breathing our name, or laying eyes upon our logo, you unconditionally and irrevocably agree to the following.
“Behave yourself during the show and don’t sue us.”
(More disclaimers, terms and conditions coming soon, to which you will be bound even if you buy your tickets before the update.)