Shakespeare On The Sound Invites Audiences To Picnic In The Park Before A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Picnic in the Park Before A Midsummer Night's Dream! Delicious, reasonably priced picnic fare is available on-site in Baldwin Park from the chefs at Aux Délices gourmet food shop. Ham and cheese or tomato and mozzarella baguettes, Black Angus hamburgers ($4), hotdogs ($3), Caesar salad, arugula salad, fruit and cheese, ice cream and more...

For the full Aux Délices park menu, click here.

Wine and beer are also available for purchase along with iced tea, lemonade and other beverages.

Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Come early for a waterfront picnic - visit the Aux Délices food tent, with picnic tables all around. Blankets and chairs may be set out for the performance any time after 4:00 p.m., and the pre-show for children begins at 6:30 p.m.

Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer theater company presenting free Shakespeare in the park, will deliver Artistic Director Joanna Settle's inaugural production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, this season. A daring new version of the play, Settle's Midsummer will be composed by 2008 Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter Stew, choreographed by David Neumann, and is designed by Andrew Lieberman. Sound design by Obadiah Eaves.

This bold new interpretation of the text incorporates multiple languages in the fairy world, lawn seating in a deep, three-quarter thrust that brings the audience all around the action, and an original score by Stew that includes seven new songs.

Currently in its 14th Season, Shakespeare on the Sound will present Settle's site-specific production through July 12th in Baldwin Park, Greenwich. The landscape of the parks will provide direct inspiration for the design of the production.

This production of A Midsummer Night's Dream had a four-day script development workshop hosted by The Public Theater in January with Settle working in collaboration with acclaimed text experts Barry Edelstein and Morgan Jenness, and a multicultural cast, many of whom will repeat their roles this summer.

Shakespeare on the Sound has established itself as one of the most popular summer theater companies on the east coast, drawing large audiences to each performance in the under-the-stars waterfront settings of its venues.

There is no admission fee, but a donation of $20 ($10 for students and seniors) is suggested. In Greenwich, the production is less than a five minute walk from the Greenwich Metro-North stop. Ample parking is available.

A Midsummer Night's Dream will be performed Tuesdays - Sundays at 7:30 p.m. For rail and road directions, visit www.shakespeareonthesound.org.

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