{"id":236302,"date":"2013-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/dream-of-a-dream\/"},"modified":"2013-07-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T07:00:00","slug":"dream-of-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/dream-of-a-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream of a \u2018Dream\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A \u201csexy and fascinating\u201d midsummer night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlene Baldridge | Noticias del Centro<\/p>\n

This summer the eucalyptus grove behind the Old Globe\u2019s outdoor stage is filled with fairies \u2013 at least 12 of them. That is, unless one also counts Titania, the fairy queen, her vengeful consort Oberon, and Oberon\u2019s quicksilver factotum, Puck, who seems to straddle two worlds \u2013 human and fairy \u2013 in guest director Ian Talbot\u2019s production of William Shakespeare\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Krystel Lucas as Titania (center) with the cast of The Old Globe’s Shakespeare Festival production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Photo by Jim Cox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In fact, the production seems to indicate that Puck could be the unseen Changeling Boy about whom Oberon and Titania are at loggerheads; and furthermore, that Oberon\u2019s herbal magic, which causes Titania to love an ass, may have taken place eons ago and has been repeating over the course of millennia.<\/p>\n

As Puck (Lucas Hall) declares, \u201c\u2026 what fools these mortals be,\u201d the mortals are indeed foolish. Their enchantment or intoxication, as provided by a purple flower, causes the comedy. They are the adorable Hermia (Winslow Corbett), who is in love with Lysander (Adam Gerber).<\/p>\n

Hermia\u2019s father, Egeus (Sherman Howard), would have her wed Demetrius (Nic Few), who is beloved by the bookish Helena (Ryman Sneed). Hermia and Lysander run away into the forest, followed by Demetrius, pursued by Helena.<\/p>\n

Enchanted by magic (drugged) the kids become terribly mixed up. The young actors are appealing, able and fun to watch, especially when Talbot uses the real forest for some unexpected and inventive mayhem that elicits scream of laughter. He\u2019s been directing outdoor Shakespeare productions in Great Britain for years, so it\u2019s no wonder he\u2019s got a bag full of tricks.<\/p>\n

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Krystel Lucas as Titania and Miles Anderson as Bottom in The Old Globe’s Shakespeare Festival production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. (Photo by Jim Cox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rest of the company is wondrous, beginning with Jay Whittaker, who plays both Theseus, ruler of Athens, and Oberon, who rules the fairy realm. For Theseus, Whittaker affects an anal retentive persona and a high, whiney voice that drives his fianc\u00e9e, Hippolyta (Lucas), to flee in the opposite direction. Whittaker is the most physical and overtly sexy Oberon ever seen. In cahoots with Hall\u2019s horn-dog Puck, they are quite a pair.<\/p>\n

Miles Anderson, remembered as Salieri in last season\u2019s \u201cAmadeus,\u201d plays Bottom the Weaver, who is transformed into an ass and whose bubble bath is a delight. Bottom is one of six working-class commoners that enact \u201cPyramus and Thisbe,\u201d a crudely written tragedy by Peter Quince (Charles Janasz). It is performed to celebrate the nuptials of Theseus and Hippolyta and the now sorted out young people.<\/p>\n

Whatever critters the fascinating fairies may be and however foolish the mortals are, Talbot serves up one of the sexiest, most fascinating, most musical and magical productions of \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d ever witnessed in long experience of the play. Bound to be a huge hit with audiences, the work bears repeat visits ere it vanishes into thin air September 29.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Jay Whittaker as Oberon and Krystel Lucas as Titania. (Photo by Jim Cox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first of the three Old Globe Shakespeare Festival productions to open in the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u201d continues in rotating repertory with \u201cThe Merchant of Venice\u201d and Tom Stoppard\u2019s \u201cRosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.\u201d Many in the repertory company play in all three works. More information and tickets at elviejoglobo.org<\/a> or phone 619-23-GLOBE.<\/p>\n

Charlene Baldridge se mud\u00f3 a San Diego desde el \u00e1rea de Chicago en 1962. Ha estado escribiendo sobre las artes desde 1979 y desde entonces sus art\u00edculos, cr\u00edticas, encuestas y entrevistas han sido incluidas en varias publicaciones. Su libro San Diego, Jewel of the California Coast (Northland Publishing) est\u00e1 actualmente disponible en las librer\u00edas. Puede comunicarse con ella en charb81@gmail.com.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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