CSC is thrilled to announce the return of our Stage2 Student Matinee Series with A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most fanciful and enchanting comedies telling the tale of four bewitched lovers as they reckon with jealousy, desperation, and the complications of true love.  This year, Stage2 takes up residence at the Strand Theatre, one of Boston’s hidden jewels, which serves as a cultural and educational resource for all.

The production itself will examine the themes of popularity, gender, authenticity, romance, and ideas about kindness, acceptance, understanding and respect. It sets the Fairy kingdom in the free-wheeling late 60s and the Royals and Mechanicals in the stuffy, uptight, mall-culture of the late 80s. The disconnect between these two periods will be emphasized by both music and costume, while the scenic look envelops the audience in the magic of the forest, a place where anything can happen. With the help of chandeliers in the treetops, we can change from enchanting fairyland to dark, foreboding forest with a snap of Puck’s fingers.

Dylan is thrilled to be returning to Commonwealth Shakespeare Company to play Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

This project is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. 

For tickets, click here.