Celebrating its fortieth season, The Unadilla Theater in East Calais proudly announces that William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will open a three-week run on June 29th . The show will be playing Thursday through Saturday with show times at 7:30 on June 29-July 1, July 6-8, and July 13-15. There will be a Sunday matinee at 2:30 on July 2nd.
Shakespeare's beloved tale presents a stage world full of order and disorder, appearance and reality, confusion and conflict, that ultimately leads to love and marriage. Really? Or is it all a dream? That's for the audience to decide. As Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, the Amazon Queen plan their nuptials, they are faced with a dark family dispute over a father's rights and a daughter's desire. Faced with either marrying the man her father Egeus has selected for her or choosing between life in a convent or death, Hermia and her true love Lysander come up with a choice of their own. They run to the forest to make their escape and are followed by Demetrius, the man Hermia's father has arranged for her to marry, and Helena, a woman desperately trying to win back his affection.
Oberon, the King of the Fairies, and his henchman, Puck, decide to meddle in the lovers' troubles while at the same time they enact Oberon's revenge on Titania, the Fairy Queen, who has denied Oberon a "simple" request. In the midst of all this, a struggling troop of wannabee actors are rehearsing a play of "tragical mirth" to perform in front of the duke on his wedding day. What could go wrong?
Directed by Unadilla veteran, Jeanne Beckwith, this production will offer delightful performances by some new as well as some very familiar and beloved faces from stages all across Vermont. Please join us for a play that demonstrates exactly what fools we mortals can sometimes be.
Adults $25 Children 12 and under $15
Pay at the door, Cash or Check only.
For more information and to reserve tickets contact:
www.unadilla.org
802-456-8968
unadilla@pshift.com
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