Theatre & Dance to present ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

The Department of Theatre & Dance will present Shakespeare’s most popular comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Nov. 16-20 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.

The production is part of “Buffalo Bard 2016: 400 Years Since Shakespeare.”

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets are $20 for the general public and $10 for students from any school and seniors.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” recounts the adventures of four young lovers and a group of amateur actors, and their interactions with woodland fairies, a duke and a duchess. Set in a mythical Athens and an enchanted forest, there is a handsome fairy king, a misguided parent, star-crossed lovers, a weaver who’s transformed into a half-donkey, wood sprites and elves.

It’s about the world’s most popular pastime: falling in love. But as Puck knows, falling in love can make fools of us all.

The production is directed by doctoral theatre student Stephen Wisker with a cast of students from the Department of Theatre & Dance.

The department is taking inspiration for its 2016-17 season from the UB 2020 theme of humanity.