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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
February 1, 2018 @ 7:30 pm
$18 – $25
The staff of GO is thrilled to reactivate our live events calendar and weekly party roundups as we continue to serve our community by presenting the best in arts, entertainment, and nightlife event listings for our readers. However, especially given the Omicron variant, we adamantly recommend that all who consider venturing out to any public event continue to intelligently and carefully assess any risks involved in attending such events. GO recommends regularly checking CDC guidelines and updates regarding Covid-19 and strongly encourages our readers to vet any venue or event’s Covid-19 protocols before attending. There is nothing we care more about than the safety and health of our beautiful community members and the safety and health of their friends and loved ones. Please join us by continuing to do your part in stopping the spread of this virus.
With love, GO.
Frog & Peach Returns to The Sheen Center with Shakespeare’s Beloved
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
February 1 – 25 at the Sheen Center
“Frog & Peach is a jewel of Off-Broadway. You can’t find a more exhilarating evening than to join this troupe for a romp in the woods!” – Ronald Gross, NYTB Guide
The renowned Frog & Peach Theatre Company follows up their record breaking Sheen Center debut of 2017’s Macbeth with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare’s rollicking romp of romance, wizardry, and show biz. The popular comedy runs February 1 – 25, with Opening Night slated for Saturday, February 3 at The Sheen Center Black Box Theatre.
The production is directed by Frog & Peach founder Lynnea Benson and features an original score by Honey West’s Ted Zurkowski and Ian McDonald (founding member of music’s legendary King Crimson & Foreigner).
A Midsummer Night’s Dream transports audiences to the palaces of Athens, and the dark, bewitching forests surrounding the kingdom, where the fairy King Oberon and his Queen Titania are waging a deliciously romantic war. With help from the devilish Puck, Oberon casts a spell over his estranged wife, as well as the lovers Hermia, Helena, Lysander and Demetrius. Meanwhile, as the Mechanicals rehearse their tragically hilarious Pyramus & Thisby, Puck cannot resist transforming the hapless Bottom into a donkey. Will witchcraft spell disaster, or save the day?
With themes of sexual politics, climate change, and the supernatural, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a startlingly modern comedy sure to delight audiences of all ages. The production is recommended for ages 6 and up.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream runs February 1 – 25, Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 3:00 pm. Tickets are $24.95 and are available at www.sheencenter.org/shows/midsummer – or call 212 925 2812
Running time: 2:15.
Performances take place at The Sheen Center Black Box Theatre, 18 Bleecker Street (between Mott & Elizabeth Street), New York, NY, 10012. Subways: 4/5/6 to Bleecker Street, B/D/F/M to Broadway/Lafayette, N/Q/R/W to Prince Street.