Adapted by Gillette Elvgren, Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy is brought to life especially for young audiences. In this rollicking version, four members of a traveling theatre troupe wake up one morning to discover that they have been abandoned by the other members of their company. That evening they are required to perform A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM before the local Squire, and have to madly re-invent the play so that it can be done with just four actors. The rehearsal which follows reveals not only the heart of Shakespeare's play, but the machinations of play-making itself. Young audiences will delight at the mischievous antics of the fairy Puck, whose mis-applied love potions wreak mayhem on the mortals who cross his path. Audience participation will ensure a fun and fabulous time for actors and audience alike.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream features Widener University students Amy Faith Naylor of Berlin, NJ; Lizet Negrete of Passaic, NJ; Jon Thomson of Bensalem; and Alexander Webster of Philadelphia. It is directed by Lisa Eckley Cocchiarale with technical direction by Daniel Castagna.
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