Post Gazette: "'Lord, what fools these mortals be,' says Puck, and giving consideration to the contemporary city, nation and world around us, who can disagree?
But there's at least one pleasant exception: Ted Pappas, artistic director of Pittsburgh Public Theater, shows himself canny indeed, giving us a lively, warm-hearted 'Midsummer Night's Dream' just when we need it, in the pit of this discouraging, bone-chilling time."
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This is such a relief! I want to see this production so badly! While I love the boldness in commenting on contemporary situations and pointing out the flaws in human society as much as the next theatre-geek, I feel like I can get a taste of humanity's flawed nature just by looking in a mirror some days, and just want to laugh and have a good time instead of being contemplative and engaging in deep conversation about the role of women in this version, or that version. So hurrah to Pittsburgh Public Theatre for apparently bringing some magic to one of my favorite, 'never-gets-old' shows of all time! I know a lot of people will disagree with me on that, and that's fine, I know people get tired of Midsummer after they've seen it, as the author says, 15-20 times. Especially in times of economic distress, however, we need laughter more than anything else. It's never below anyone to just have a good, traditional show, with no adaptations and no 'modernizing this element to convey this message,' and I'm very happy to hear this was a successful endeavor. I don't care if it's not innovative or if it's been done 5,000 times. I love this show and I can't wait to see it.
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