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February 2009 Archives
SOLD OUT Sat 2/21
posted by Cheshire on Sat, Feb 21, 2009
in Current Shows
A note: the show is completely sold-out tonight, Sat Feb 21. Lots of tickets are still available for the rest of the run, but make sure you get them in advance -- we're turning people away every night.
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The Daily Cal loves Midsummer!
posted by Cheshire on Thu, Feb 19, 2009
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The Daily Cal review has come in, and it's a rave as well: "Impact Theatre takes Midsummer on a wild ride through '80s music, the fads and even a movie reference or two to raucous new heights... Shakespeare's written comedy thrives in the '80s nightclub, but the casting of each character into an '80s staple (punk, metalhead, goth, prep) makes the show even more clever.... The leads are captivating and even the supporting characters are a riot. With the ragtag band of actors, the play-within-a-play at the end is a hilarious climax... Director Melissa Hillman has truly crafted a great show... The adaptation speaks to the timelessness of Shakespeare and the possibility to entertain and amuse an audience of all ages, regardless of their fondness or knowledge of the bard.... Who knew that William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream would lend itself so well to the rom-com milieu of the 1980s?" Read the whole thing.
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Midsummer reviews begin
posted by Cheshire on Thu, Feb 19, 2009
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The first review has come in, a rave from Vox Theatricum's blog: "I’ve seen this play many times and I, personally, don’t remember laughing as much as I did at this performance... It’s amazing how a play that was written 400 years ago can, it seems, have so much to say about other times and places. I don’t want to over-analyze it, but I’ll likely be going back to check it out again. If nothing else, I’m sure it will be another entertaining evening." Read the whole thing.
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Midsummer is open!
posted by Cheshire on Sat, Feb 14, 2009
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Our 80s Midsummer opened last night, and it is super-hot. The capacity crowd was delighted by the retro awesomeness on stage and the post-opening gala. We served up brownies splattered with neon icing, strawberry shortcake (get it?), and, of course, no 80s party would be complete without a tray of Triscuits and Easy Cheeze. Once La Val's closed for the night, we moved the party down to Beckett's, where we took over a room, got drunk, and polished off the Triscuits. Here's to six weekends of radness!