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The Daily Cal loves Midsummer!
posted by Cheshire on Thu, Feb 19, 2009
in Reviews
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.