A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Perhaps the theatre’s first “fairy tale”, Shakespeare’s lyrical comedy weaves together a trio of stories set in a magical wood. During the course of a moonlit evening, four young lovers escape to the forest on a fantastic adventure, changing them forever.
“charming” “Midsummer’s magic”Classical Voice of North Carolina
“sweep[s] away all previous notions of Midsummer”The News & Observer
Reviews
REVIEWS
By Robert McNeely
The Daily Tar Heel
November 17, 2014
By Susie Potter
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
November 14, 2014
By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
The Herald Sun
November 13, 2014
By Kate Dobbs Ariail
CVNC
November 8, 2014
By Roy C. Dicks
The News & Observer
November 10, 2014
NEWS
By D. G. Martin
The Herald Sun
November 12, 2014
Hosted by D. G. Martin
WCHL
November 14, 2014
Hosted by D. G. Martin
Interview with Joseph Haj, Lisa Brescia and Lisa Birnbaum
WCHL
November 1, 2014
By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
The Herald Sun
November 6, 2014
By Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
November 4, 2014
By Robert McNeely
The Daily Tar Heel
October 31, 2014
Indy Week
October 29, 2014
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