Tonights Performance Of Shakespeare On The Sound's A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM Cancelled Due To Power Outage

For those planning to come to A Midsummer Night's Dream in Greenwich tonight - we want to let you know that due to a power outage in and around Baldwin Park we have had to cancel tonight's performance. Please join us for one of our 5 remaining performances, tomorrow (Wednesday, July 8) through Sunday!

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 will feature set design by Andrew Lieberman, sound design by Obadiah Eaves, and costume design by Ilona Somogyi. 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 these 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.

Audiences are invited to arrive early and picnic in the park before the performance. 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.