A Midsummer Night's Dream at Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

Our Director, Caitlin V. Arndt expresses, "Jazz music is unpredictable, highly expressive and driven by a thematic pulse. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is very much the same. It is a story of love and magic that drops us in unexpected places but arrives precisely where we want it to. Our production feels like a story conjured from a piece of jazz music, sung by our storyteller, Puck, and set in a 1920's Jazz Club in Chicago. Puck has always been my favorite character: A mischievous, joyous thread of a character woven throughout the tapestry of the play. Puck weaves through each group of characters causing chaos and resolve, joy and heartbreak, unintentionally invoking growth in each of them. We invite you on a journey, to forget the heaviness of the real world and allow yourself to experience magic. As I often remind myself, sometimes it’s okay to give into the music and have a little fun."