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Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” still has a relevant message, couched in laughter

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” takes audience on a seamless fantastical journey

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Imagine being a playwright during the era of William Shakespeare and having to compete with the Tom Brady of the written word.

What happens when you take nearly 300 students representing 52 productions from 33 high schools from across Central Florida and put them onstage at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts? You get the Applause Awards – the annual ceremony, modeled after the Tony Awards which features performances from the winners of “Outstanding Musical” and culminates in the selection of two overall winners who advance to the High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City (also known as The Jimmy Awards). One of last years winners, Jackson Chase, sat down with me to talk about his e...

Dancers Caleb Thomas and Sakura Oka Columbia Music Festival Association will present Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Friday, April 28, at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Township Auditorium. This glittering, fanciful production of William Shakespeare’s immortal classic is one of the signature ballet works of Carolina Ballet. The