‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ opens Friday at South Jackson Civic Center

‘Hollywood. City of dreams. Like the wood near Athens, it is a place of magic.’ So says movie director Max Reinhart as he prepares his production of Shakespeare’s immortal classic ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ Little does Max know how true his words are about to become. After two of his leading actors, Victor Jory (Oberon) and Mickey Rooney (Puck) drop out, Max unwittingly hires the real Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Puck, Robin Goodfellow’wanderer of the night, as the replacements. Oberon and Puck quickly turn the Hollywood studio into a real Midsummer Night’s Dream with all the complications, twists and turns, and romance of The Bard’s play.

The Community Playhouse is pleased to present Ken Ludwig’s ‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ which is a comedy/fantasy takeoff of William Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’

The show is directed by Charlie Winton and produced by Suzanne M. Oliver and Rosie Graham. Production dates are April 11, 12, and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and April 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. at the South Jackson Civic Center on Jackson Street in Tullahoma. There will be no Friday performance on the second weekend, April 18.

For reservations, call (931) 581-7767 or e-mail tickets at [email protected] and get $1 off the regular ticket price. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, and $8 for students. Two Sunday Matinee specials of ‘Buy 1 Ticket & Get 1 Ticket Free’ will be offered on April 13 and April 20.