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A MidSummer Night's Dream directed by Ty Hallmark and performed by |
The Rude Mechanicals bring Shakespeare's famous dream play into a contemporary nightclub, Soulstice, owned by Oberon and tended by his most trusted ally, Puck. Our young lovers are caught up in the seedy nightlife and become toys for Puck and her band of regular club-goers. Bottom is transformed from bouncer into raver, out of place in this posh space.
Behind the DJ's decks, underneath the belly of the bar, nestled into chaise lounges and fluffy sofas, packed onto a 4 x 4 platform, there arises a dream world that ignites all the senses. Within the bass booms, the roar of the crowd, the sweaty bodies swaying together in one small room, we can sense the ecstatic energy in every melodic shift, every thump of the heart, every beat the DJ lays down, and love in all it magical forms fills the night, no restrictions, no boundaries, no sense of time. The night is wild with confusion, senses are overwhelmed, but when it's over and we step back into the early morning sunlight, we wonder, was last night real? Or all a dream?
A MidSummer Night's Dream stars veteran Rudes favorites Jaki Demarest as Puck, Yancy Davis as Oberon, Sean Eustis as Bottom, Joshua Engel as Demetrius and Scott Farquhar as Theseus. Rounding out the cast are Heather C. Jackson as Helena, Amy Rauch as Hermia, and Patrick Mullen as Lysander.
This event continues Area 405's commitment to produce and promote arts and cultural programming in Baltimore's Station North Arts and Entertainment District.
When:
Four nights!
Friday May 12th and Saturday May 13th, 2006,
Friday May 19th and Saturday May 20th, 2006
Show starts at 9pm.
Click here for directions to AREA 405
Tickets are $15 for General Admission, $12 for Seniors and Students and our extra special rate of just $10 for Station North A&E District residents.
Doors open at 8:30pm the performance starts promptly at 9:00pm
The Rude Mechanicals are just the people you want to see doing Shakespeare. Creative and fearlessly controversial, they're drawing an audience of like-minded, sophisticated rebels. They're a forum for challenging ideas, for lovers of Shakespeare, for method workshops, for love of the craft, for theater that truly "holds the mirror up to nature" in the same uncompromising manner Macbeth does itself.
Tickets are available at the door and may be reserved by calling AREA 405 at 410-528-2101 between 10am-8pm every day. AREA 405 will also be open from Noon the day of the event for advance purchase. Reserved tickets will be held until 7:45pm
Area 405 is handicapped accessible
