Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company will perform in Carter Park.
Labor Day weekend is the beginning of the third season of Shakespeare offered by the Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company. This 2014 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will be held in downtown Half Moon Bay at Carter Park. This unique venue among the trees is a special place to experience the Fairy King & Queen and their elves.
The Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company, is a non-profit 501(c)3 company that continues to grow and bring together many facets of the Coastside community and to garner increased support from local businesses and patrons.
” ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ deals with the universal theme of love and its complications: lust, disappointment, confusion, marriage. The plot focuses on three parallel stories: the trials and experiences of two sets of lovers camping in a magical forest, the world of the Fairy King and Queen and their elves, and a group of rough craftsmen attempting to stage a production of “Pyramus and Thisby” for the wedding of the Duke of Athens.
“Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. To escape the arranged marriage, she and Lysander elope into the woods. Demetrius follows them, and he is pursued by Helena, who nurses an unrequited passion for him. A love quadrangle develops among the young lovers when mischievous Puck plays Cupid. “The course of true love never did run smooth” says Lysander. Meanwhile, a group of amateur actors rehearses a badly-written play in the woods, and soon all find their lives changed by the doings of Oberon and Titania, the warring king and queen of the fairies. Magic, action, love and humor are the ingredients for this unforgettable spell.
“This work is widely performed around the world, and no wonder – 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. Love is crazy, love is mad. Will love win out in the end?”
From A Midsummer Night’s Dream a film by Bo Bergstrom http://www.midsummernightfilm.com/
Enjoy the evening after the production by staying overnight on the Coastside. The VisitHalfMoonBay.org site has a nice feature where you can find all the rooms available on the Coastside from the Book A Room feature.
