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UpdatedMon, May 3, 2021 at 3:51 pm ET Reply (WCSU Theatre photo) DANBURY, CT - Western Connecticut State University s production of William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream, directed and adapted by Theatre Chair Pamela McDaniel, premiered on Friday. This is the second installment in the theatre department s Spring Virtual Production Series that runs through May 9. A Midsummer Night s Dream belongs to the early-middle period of Shakespeare s work, full of poetry in the lines he wrote, creating almost a musical without music. This wildly popular play is frequently adapted today. NewArts, the performing arts wing of the 1214 Foundation, produced an original musical based upon the play entitled A ROCKIN Midsummer Night s Dream with music by Eric Svejcar. Both casts of the Newtown-area young performers went on to record the original cast album with Broadway Records. ....
Reply WCSU Theatre Arts announces Spring Virtual Production Series DANBURY, Connecticut The Western Connecticut State UniversityDepartment of Theatre Arts announces its Spring Virtual Production Series. The series comprises four unique productions that will be broadcast twice over two weekends spanning Thursday, April 29, through Sunday, May 9. A ticket to each performance date will allow the purchaser to access the show over the course of 24 hours that day. Tickets are available at wcsuvpac.eventbrite.com. The WCSU Theatre Arts faculty is very proud of what we ve been able to accomplish this year regarding our virtual productions, said Department of Theatre Arts Associate Chair and Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre Justin P. Cowan. Between last fall and this spring, our department will have fully produced and streamed a total of nine productions. Considering that most of our professional industry has been on hold for over a year, we are thrilled to not only ....