Opening this weekend - William Shakespeare’s comedy of love, magic, and mischief, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Heartwood Theater is collaborating by sharing resources and managing publicity and ticketing. Performances are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30 – Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle.

Tickets are selling very quickly and may be purchased at info@heartwoodtheater.org or by phoning 563-1373. 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and widely performed plays, was written in the late 1500’s.  Several interconnecting subplots cohere around the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and the Amazon queen Hippolyta, primarily set in a beautiful, fantastical woodland.  

A cast of 23 and a dedicated student tech crew are supported by Director Griff Braley, Jonah Daiute as tech director, Ryan Kohnert on lights, and three creative artists: costumer Amy Noble, composer Larry Detwiler and choreographer Niall Lessard.

One Saturday matinee is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m., with four evening performances Friday, Oct. 30, and Nov. 5-7 at 7pm in the Parker Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy.  Reservations are strongly suggested, by emailing info@heartwoodtheater.org or phoning 207-563-1373.  All adult tickets are $20, and students through college are $5, thanks to Student Ticket Sponsors Moody’s Diner and First National Wealth Management.