Shakespeare’s other-worldly comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” is coming to the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, Nov. 19 and 21 and Dec. 2-7.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is directed by WVU Theatre Professor Jerry McGonigle.

“This play has a special place in my heart,” he said. “It is a magical and quite often misunderstood play. There is a deep richness that speaks to us in a very human way about the power of our imagination and dreams. It is light, delicate, heavy and somber all at the same time. Bottom gets it right when he wakes from his night of wild encounters in the forest and resolves to have his friend Peter Quince write a ‘ballad’ of his dream and decides to call it ‘Bottom’s Dream,’ because it hath no bottom. It is in this realm that the play exists in the bottomless world of our subconscious imagination and dreams.”

Scenic design for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is by Master of Fine Arts Design/Tech student Jake Bigelow, and lighting design is by Master of Fine Arts in Design/Tech student Tim Thistleton. Both students are using their designs for their master’s theses. Costume design is by Theatre professor Mary McClung and sound design is by Theatre professor Alan McEwen.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” features Master of Fine Arts Acting students Mya Brown, Kyle Walter and Landon Green, (who will be using their performances for their master’s theses), as well as Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting students Bryan Staggers, Shannon Uphold, Aneesa Neibauer and Matthew Feldman.

Performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be held in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre at the Creative Arts Center, Nov. 19 and 21 (no performance on Nov. 20) at 7:30 p.m. and will resume after Thanksgiving recess, Dec. 2-5 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with a closing matinee on Sunday (Dec. 7) at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for the general public and $15 for senior citizens and students. There is a group rate of $10 per ticket for groups of ten or more.

Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, the CAC or Mountainlair Box Offices, or by calling 304-293-SHOW.

For more information on this production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” please visit theatre.wvu.edu, call 304-293-2020, or email theatre@mail.wvu.edu.

-WVU-

cl/11/17/14

CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304.293.4359, Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu

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