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Theatre
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A Dream In High Park
Presented by The Canadian Stage Company
Held in the open air theatre in High Park
Tuesday June 24 - Sunday August 31, 2008
Tuesday through Sunday
8:00pm
Gates open at 6:00pm
Admission is PWYC
Free for children 14 and under
For more information: (416) 367-1652
http://www.canstage.com
The Canadian Stage Company welcomes back two-time Dora Award winning director ahdri zhina mandiela and her popular interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Her colourful, hip-hop twist on the Bard’s tangled tale of mischievous fairies and mismatched lovers who wander through an enchanted forest-meets-industrial-wasteland is part of the 26th annual CanStage TD Dream in High Park.
Previews begin Tuesday June 24th. The play opens Thursday June 26th and continues to Sunday August 31st, 2008 at the open-air theatre in High Park. Performances run Tuesday through Sunday at 8:00pm.
CanStage TD Dream in High Park is the oldest annual outdoor theatre event in Canada. An estimated 1.3 million people have enjoyed the tradition since its inception in 1983.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the best-loved Shakespearean comedies of all time and the very first play ever produced at CanStage TD Dream in High Park. A hip, urban interpretation featuring a multi-racial cast and colourful hip-hop influenced costumes and rhythms was produced last summer in tribute to the 25th anniversary of the CanStage TD Dream in High Park. The production makes a comeback this summer as it proved to be popular with reviewers and theatre-goers, so much so, that audiences were beyond capacity and patrons had to be turned away during the final weeks of performance.
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