Arts & Entertainment
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Aug. 4-6 At Pleasant Valley Park
Shakespeare's popular madcap comedy comes to township's Pleasant Valley Park.
The Trilogy Repertory Company's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the second half of the Bernards Township "Plays in the Park," series, debuted Friday night at the outdoor amphitheater at
The presentation of what is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage is scheduled to be presented again at 8 p.m. on Saturday night, and again next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-6.
The plays are free, but donations are welcomed.
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For those who may have forgotten, the fanciful Shakespeare comedy portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, who are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set.
The play is directed by William J. Ward, from Basking Ridge, with a cast of more than 30 people from the Trilogy Repertory. The longtime theater company is based in Basking Ridge. More information the company is available online.
