Vancouver Island University’s theatre department will present a night of mischievous magic and comedy with A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The play, one of Shakespeare’s most popular, tells the tale of four young lovers who are manipulated by the ruler of the fairy kingdom’s servant Puck.
Duke Theseus's wedding to Hippolyta sets off a chain of events that lead the four characters: Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia and Helena into the forest, where they encounter the fairy kingdom and are led into chaos and confusion.
Meanwhile, a group of amateur actors, led by the weaver Bottom, rehearse a play in the forest which is transformed into a hilarious and unexpected performance by the mischievous Puck.
“This play is such a blast to work on and we are having so much fun in the rehearsals,” said Leon Potter, director and a VIU theatre department professor. “The world of the lovers, the fairies and the mechanicals collide so brilliantly and with catastrophic results.”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be shown at Malaspina Theatre from March 6 to 15. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from http://showpass.com. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. each evening.
