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.