Under the marvelous direction of Megan Sandberg-Zakian, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's play is a "hilariously refreshing" take set in the 1990s with bright costumes and innovative casting, reviews theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.
In modernizing the script, director Megan Sandberg-Zakian decided that the reimagined Shakespeare play would take place after Operation Desert Storm and feature two female leads as the main protagonists.
Shakespeare warns early in the first act of Midsummer Night s Dream that the course of true love never did run smooth. In that warning lies the comedic core of the show, and the Gamm Theatre delivers a visually stunning, delightfully playful production that fully captures the Bard s vision. It s a thoroughly enjoyable, punchy take on the classic.