{"id":12033,"date":"2015-04-09T12:52:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T16:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quantumnew.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=12033"},"modified":"2016-06-14T11:28:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T15:28:18","slug":"esu-theatre-department-presents-a-midsummer-nights-dream-april-22-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/esu-theatre-department-presents-a-midsummer-nights-dream-april-22-26\/","title":{"rendered":"ESU Theatre Department Presents A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, April 22-26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe stage of the Smith-McFarland Theater will be transformed into a magical dreamscape as the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania theatre department presents William Shakespeare\u2019s most popular comedy, A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> from April 22 to April 26.<\/p>\n

A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> is a tale of star-crossed lovers, meddling fairies, royal engagements and a travelling troupe of amateur actors.\u00a0 This side-splitting, hilarious romp has love on the loose in a magical world presided over by the quarrelling Oberon, King of the Fairies, his powerful Queen Titania, and their mischievous servant Puck , according to Stephanie Daventry French, director and professor of theatre.<\/p>\n

French describes the production as \u201cplayful, funny and highly physical\u201d with many popular \u2018world beat\u2019 styles of song and dance woven together to create an atmospheric, contemporary production.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 24 cast members in the production will all have their moments to shine, and each group within the play will captivate you with their own brand of crazy antics,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Three students in the cast, Michael Lloret, a senior theatre major from Shawnee on Delaware, Pa., Asia Burnett, a sophomore theatre major from Philadelphia, Pa.,\u00a0 and Jamil Joseph, a junior theatre major from Bushkill, Pa., worked with French to create the sound design for the production.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of us represents a different aspect of the play\u2014the lovers, the amateur actors, and the fairies,\u201d Lloret said. \u201cWe take inspiration from our group and then collaborate to fit it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor French wanted authentic sounds that would create the feel of a magical rainforest, like the Amazon,\u201d said Burnett. \u201cWe tried to pick elements that would reflect that and move the scene along.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also make music by using our hands, feet and voices,\u201d Joseph said. \u201cAs an actor, sound is important to help convey the mood and feeling of a scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sets and costumes will present metaphors for a world that has been turned upside down and is restoring its balance,\u201d said Yoshinori Tanokura associate professor of theatre, who is designing those elements.<\/p>\n

English faculty members Leigh Smith, Ph.D., associate professor, and Holly Wells, Ph.D., assistant professor, provided key research information to the cast and crew during the initial rehearsals of the play.<\/p>\n

While conducting research on the\u00a0 language of the play, Hunter Fogel, a senior English major from East Stroudsburg, Pa., \u201cdared the castto embrace the language and world of Shakespeare, who is more than four hundred years old and who appears as worlds apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coordinating with Earth Day celebrations during the week of the production, students in the art + design Department\u2019s 3-D Design course, taught by Darlene Farris-LaBar, associate professor of art + design , will\u00a0 create a sculptural installation in front of the Fine and Performing Arts Center inspired by A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>.\u00a0 The installation, made from recycled materials, will resemble a magical forest at night as imagined in the play. The students also designed and installed the current window display at Liztech Gallery.<\/p>\n

Curtain times for A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> are 7:30 p.m. April 22-25, and 2 p.m. April 26.\u00a0 All performances are in the Smith-McFarland Theatre of the university\u2019s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.<\/p>\n

General admission for the production is $12; $10 for senior citizens, faculty and staff with ID; $7 for students with ID; and $5 for youth.\u00a0 This play is recommended for age 8 and above.<\/p>\n

Tickets may be purchased in advance with a credit card at esu.edu\/theatretickets<\/a>.\u00a0 Remaining seats will be available at the box office beginning one hour before each performance.\u00a0 Only cash and checks are accepted at the box office.<\/p>\n

For box office reservations or more information about the production, please email esuarts@esu.edu<\/a> or call 570-422-3483, x.4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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