A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Th, F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 10/15. $25-$15. Veterans Memorial Center Theater, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis. (530) 802-0998; www.shakespearedavis.org.
This is the last week to catch Davis Shakespeare Festival’s excellent production, the freshest interpretation of this classic Shakespeare comedy seen locally in years. The story moves to a university town, populated with students riding everywhere on bicycle. It’s an excellent concept, backed by eye-appealing costumes, good original music and strong performances as the eager kids fall in and out of love (with some supernatural meddling), yielding amusing results. J.H.
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The Davis Shakespeare Festival stages A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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