The Illinois College Theatre Department will kick-off its 2012-2013 TheatreWorks season with a futuristic adaptation of Shakespeare’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wednesday, Oct. 31, through Saturday, Nov. 4, 2012. Each performance will be held in the Sibert Theatre located in the McGaw Fine Arts Center. Individual tickets are on sale now.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kate Muchmore
Athens: The future. Automation and technology have taken over society. Cyber-warrior Theseus struggles to conquer the heart of the woman he is to marry. The teenagers Lysander and Hermia have fallen in love through the virtual reality of cyberspace, but her father insists she marry someone better connected to the network of the city. Demetrius, once committed to Helena, has left her to pursue a marriage better suited to his career objectives. True love has become only a dream for the people of Athens. Do some shrewd forest sprites and a blundering group of computer techies have what it takes to restore love to them all?
Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts Center
October 31 - November 4, 2012. Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $7
Tickets
Tickets for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” can be purchased online at http://www.ic.edu/theatre or by calling 217-245-3471. Tickets are also available at the door.
