ARTFARM’s circus-inspired production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been wowing audiences for the first
half of its run with confused lovers flying through the air, clowns, fairy
acrobats and aerialists, stage magic of all kinds and first-rate comic Shakespeare
performances. This weekend the audience will have a chance to “talk back” to
the cast and director with more than just their laughter and applause.
Following the performance on Saturday, July 25, Middlesex
Community College President Dr. Anna Wasescha will moderate a discussion
between the audience, director Dic Wheeler, ARTFARM Artistic Director Marcella
Trowbridge and Midsummer cast
members. Audience members will get a chance to comment on the production, ask
questions about the process of creating a show that is both circus and theater,
and dialog with the production team about the human themes raised by the
Shakespeare comedy.
The talkback will be held immediately following the
performance. The play starts at 7 pm that night, and will be preceded starting
at 6 pm by live music by Award-Winning Jazz pianist Noah Baerman and friends.
A Midsummer Night’s
Dream will be performed Wednesday through Sunday, July 22 – 26 at 7 pm,
with live music preceding each performance at 6 pm nightly. Audience members
are encouraged to bring a picnic and beverages, a lawn chair or blanket, and
enjoy live music in the lovely grove overlooking the Connecticut River Valley
before the play begins.
Wednesday, July 22 is a "Pay-What-You-Can" Performance.
Shakespeare in the Grove is supported by the Connecticut
Office of the Arts, the Middletown Commission on the Arts and Pratt &
Whitney.
For more information, contact info@art-farm.org, or call (860) 346-4390.
Production photos by Bill Dekine.
We thoroughly enjoyed this performance. Loved the circus elements. Keep on going for another 10 seasons!
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