Event

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Hive and the cell have joined forces to present a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare's classic, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, which casts Hermia and Lysander as lesbian lovers with Demetrius and Helena as a gay couple. This is not your grandmother's MIDSUMMER, but a MIDSUMMER for 21st century NYC. This production exposes contemporary America's sexual hang-ups and resistance to gay marriage. Concepts of what constitutes gender, sexual-orientation and power will be explored and exploded!

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RON BOPST*, ERICA CAZENEUVE, CHRIS CRITELLI*, LEKETHIA DALCOE, SAMUEL T. GAINES*, FERNANDO GAMBARONI*, SHIRA GREGORY*, MEGHAN GRACE O'LEARY*, RYAN LEE*, MARISSA PARNESS, GLENN QUENTIN, GUY RADER, MICHAEL RAVER*, ASHLEY DENISE ROBINSON, CAMERON SMITH, CHEN TANG, ALAN WINNER*, PAMELA WEINGARDEN

*Performing Courtesy of Actor's Equity Association. AEA approved showcase.

MIDSUMMER, the inaugural performance of Shakespeare in the Rear @ the cell, has audiences follow Shakespeare's lost lovers in and out of doors as they make their way through an urban wilderness. From the cell's magnificent townhouse interior to its brand new outdoor garden salon, we join the lovers as they journey from a lavish if oppressive high-society gala to a wild outdoor bacchanal of every fetish imaginable--filled with delectable and dangerous fairies straight out of everyone's fantasies and fears.

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5 minutes before Showtime, all empty seats will be released, no refunds, transfers available pending availability through brownpapertickets.com

Late seating will happen before the 1st scene change only.
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