{"id":6594,"date":"2016-09-27T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T19:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/?p=6594"},"modified":"2016-09-27T15:18:43","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T19:18:43","slug":"recap-shakespeare-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenprovidencepark.org\/2016\/09\/27\/recap-shakespeare-in-the-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Shakespeare in the Park!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of our 2016 Summer Performance Series<\/a>, Hedgerow Theatre brought Shakespeare to the historical Glen Providence Park stage!<\/strong> <\/span>The natural <\/span>setting<\/span> of the park – with its elegant Ostrich ferns – provided a charming backdrop for the strange and delightful comedy <\/span>A Midsummer Night’s Dream,<\/span><\/i> whose characters are controlled and manipulated by forest fairies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Under the inspired direction of Hedgerow Theatre<\/a> Executive Director Penelope Reed, the production <\/strong>wonderfully captured the whimsy, wit, and mischief in Shakespeare\u2019s quick-moving comedy.<\/strong> There were multiple costume changes, cast rotations, and running on and off stage. <\/span>The actors from Hedgerow\u2019s Company, summer camp, and theatre school gave a magical performance, captivating an audience of around 125 attendees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We were delighted that Hedgerow returned to the \u00a0Glen Providence stage after their enchanting enactment of the park\u2019s 1700\u2019s Newlywed Ghost Story and 1800\u2019s Witch Story for the<\/span> 80th anniversary celebration of the park last Halloween! <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many thanks to all who made Shakespeare in the Park possible:<\/strong>\u00a0Delaware County Parks & Recreation<\/a><\/strong>, Concert Series Sponsors Media Recreation Board<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Me<\/a><\/strong>dia Rotary Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, Concert Sponsor Sterling Pig Brewery<\/a><\/strong>, our volunteers, Marcia Tate for her artful decoration of the stage, the over 125 people who attended, our tireless Concert Chair Lisa Johnson, and of course the talented Hedgerow actors! A special thank you to George Tate<\/strong>\u00a0not only for taking his usual fabulous photographs, but also for all of his additional help. And thank you to The JMW Entertainment Group<\/a><\/strong> for once again providing excellent sound, for an action-packed production!<\/span><\/p>\n

For the third time this summer, we were saved from temperamental summer\u00a0weather on our scheduled date – it was clear and breezy on our Sunday, August 7 rain date!<\/em><\/p>\n

Click on any photo for a closer look, or scroll through them all to see what it was like! Photographs by George Tate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t