Mary:
So, I totally recognize that we started with Midsummer, and are now way past the play, but I just have to talk about it. It has been one of my favorites for a really log time, and was one of the first plays I read. I have also been involved with two separate versions, one at my high school, one at Iowa Western. I was makeup assistant for the first, Hermia in the second.
One thing that is so incredibly cool about the play are the opportunities to set the show in different times and places. My high school director modernized the show, making Athens into a bistro and the woods into "Club Wood." (I'll wear the shirt sometimes, so watch for it.)
Iowa Western's was set in the 1960's, with the fairies acting like hippies and the Athenians being students, "mod" fashioned, or military. It set the idea of defiance in a new perspective.
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Kind of interesting how one version is set in the '60s. It would also make sense, since "Midsummer's" fantasy setting can complement well with a "trippy" setting.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" has become one of my favorite plays, since I like the fantasy realm and a good helping of mythology.
- Kristopher
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