Monthly Archives: June 2015

Julie Taymour’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Kahala Theatre

Experience a sample of what we have in store for next season and brush up on Shakespeare with this critically acclaimed presentation of Julie Taymour’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Kahala Theatre (June 23 @ 7:00pm & June 24 @ 2:00pm)!

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Julie Taymour’s

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

June 23 (7:00pm) & 24 (2:00pm)

Kahala Theatres

Directed by Oscar-nominated and Tony Award winning director Julie Taymor (FRIDA and THE LION KING), this reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is what one critic calls “a vibrant, visually stunning journey into William Shakespeare’s beloved fairy-land.” Centered around the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, the story follows the adventures of four young lovers and six amateur actors, known as mechanicals, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies that inhabit the forest. Taymor returns to her roots, utilizing the theatrical techniques that first gained her fame: puppetry, shadow figures, mime, projections, dance, music, and Cirque-style aerial tricks in this magical production, starring Kathryn Hunter (HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHEONIX) as Puck, Zach Appelman (KILL YOUR DARLINGS) as Demetrius, and William Youmans (BIRDMAN) as Starveling.