A Midsummer’s Night Dream at The Guthrie
Photo Courtesy of The Guthrie Theater.
Once my daughter started middle school in Minneapolis, it was brought to our attention a program called Project Success. It allows us to go to select Theater Performances plus I even think we can attend a Twins Game for free. We were lucky enough to see “A Christmas Carol” this winter and now more recently “A Midsummer Nights Dream” both were at the Guthrie Theater.
There is just something about the Guthrie Theater, with it’s cool stage and the amazing effects and things they can get out of it. I remember seeing one play at the old Guthrie and also the legendary Johnny Cash, which was amazing.
“Midsummer’s Night Dream” which for the Shakespeare novice is a romantic comedy set in Greece and in the forest with a group of mystical fairies. The play basically pokes fun at the absurdities of love. (I had to look this information up) This version at the Guthrie was modernized, and while I enjoyed the electric guitar squeals and rock music some of the music added was a bit Disney-a-fied.
Overall it was done very well, and even my 8 year old daughter was able to make it through the 3 hour long production. I just want to thank Project Success for allowing us to be able to go as a family which for about $160 I couldn’t afford.
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I can’t wait to go! The Guthrie is hands down my favorite place to see a show in Minneapolis and I hear that both the staging and acting was brilliant for this production.
I can link to this ’cause I didn’t have a thing to do with it: "Creating a ‘Dream.’" It’s the Strib’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of Midsummer, and I enjoyed it mightily.
Wow, Project Success sounds like a pretty cool program.