A Midsummer Night's Dream (New York Classical Theatre) NYC Reviews and Tickets

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Members say

Funny, Great acting, Entertaining, Delightful, Enchanting

About the Show

New York Classical Theatre presents a free, outdoor, roving staging of Shakespeare's magical comedy about young love featuring passion and romance, hysterics and high jinks in equal measure.

Hermia loves Lysander, Lysander loves Hermia, Demetrius loves Hermia, Helena loves Demetrius, and no one loves Helena. And Egeus wants his daughter Hermia killed if she doesn't follow his plan of marrying Demetrius. Add in some otherwordly fairies and a magical forest and watch love fight nobly against the threatened chaos. Presented for free outdoors in Central Park (May 31-June 26), Nelson A. Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City (June 29-July 2), Prospect Park (July 6-10), and Carl Schurz Park (July 12-17).

Member Reviews (37)

Clever, Entertaining, Funny, Great acting, Great staging

See it if You like Shakespeare, love seeing classic works done in non-traditional settings, and want to laugh

Don't see it if You don'y like Shakespeare or the idea of getting up to move from scene to scene.

Funny, Great acting, Quirky

See it if You love the play and want to see an eccentric contemporary production

Don't see it if If you like your Shakespeare straight Read more

Critic Reviews (1)

July 5th, 2016

Laura Collins-Hughes

"Being within earshot of the performers was mostly a matter of luck...But you have to adjust expectations when theater moves outdoors...The travails of the young lovers got a bit lost, while the scheming of Oberon and the mischief of Puck were similarly muted. But the rude mechanicals did well...'Pyramus and Thisbe,' the play within the play, is raucously silly fun...This 'Midsummer' is a little elusive, but it’s not a bad way to spend a beautiful evening outside in the city."
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