Shakespeare on the quad at West Chester

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A free performance of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is at West Chester University this Saturday, June 29.

Pack a picnic, grab a lawn chair and gather your whole family for an evening of free and festive open-air entertainment.

Saturday, June 29 marks West Chester University’s first ever Summer Classics performance with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on the Academic Quadrangle at 700 S. High Street (just behind the Philips Memorial Building.) More information at www.wcupa.edu/summerclassics

The grounds open at 4 p.m. for an all-ages community fair featuring themed games, music, food, arts and crafts, and all the ingredients necessary for a free and magical evening. Kids will adore creating fairy wands and flower crowns to match the design of the show and building small puppets. Lawn games will be Shakespeare-themed and there will be a face painter on site. New Street Catering will sell cotton candy, popcorn and hot dogs for a nominal fee.

At 5 p.m., students in West Chester’s Department of Theatre & Dance, as well as students in the PA Theatre Institute’s Pre-College Training Intensive, take on Shakespeare's classic and timeless comedy of love, mistaken identity, and mischief. This production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” features original live music and innovative puppetry. West Chester theatre students play leading roles, while the student campers will perform as mechanicals, fairies and members of the Athenian Court.

“Seeing Shakespeare on our Quad and enjoying the pre-show carnival is inexpensive and entertaining fun for the whole family in a unique setting,” said Charlie DelMarcelle, a Barrymore Award-winning actor, assistant professor of theatre at West Chester, the show’s director, and a founder of the PA Theatre Institute. “It’s a wonderful way to celebrate summer and to welcome the entire West Chester community to our lovely campus.”

In the event of rain, the performance will move indoors to the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, Swope Music Building and Performing Arts Center, 817 S. High Street. No food is permitted inside the venue.

The PA Theatre Institute at West Chester University offers high-quality summer theatre arts programs for students ages 8 and up. The Pre-College Intensive is a two-week summer training program for motivated high school students with an interest in the study of theatre arts. Young Company students ages 8 – 14 train in two-week camps devoted to acting, improvisation, movement, voice, dance and theatrical design. All programs are in West Chester’s state-of-the-art facilities with teachers who are award-winning professional actors, designers, and musicians, as well as University-level professors. Information and registration links at www.wcupa.edu/summercamps/.

 

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