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Shakespeare’ s will have to face. actly how to say them as
productions any of the company
most famous com­ With a first show of the season Shakespeare and the modern
Royal Shakespeare Company
edy — fantasy open­ as monstrous as MIDSUMMER, would. The set and costume con­
the company really pulled
struction crews fell a bit behind
ed the ACT ONE sea­ together and the freshman got an schedule as they clothed and
son to rave reviews, immediate taste of the sweat and “ housed” a cast of fairies, royalty
time that goes into a full-scale and commonfolk. But all ac­
but it was not sheer bliss for the production. The cast had many complished their tasks by the
members of the company. In fact, extra hours of rehearsal because, time the curtain went up on Oc­
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM not only did they need to tober 12th.
will probably be one of the most memorize the lines, they had to Unique to this production was
difficult and all-consuming learn what they meant and ex­ the use of make-up. The per-

Top: Even as a “ generic fairy,” Libby Sch­
wartz had to cover herself with body paint
every night. Above: Mark Gallagher por­
trayed a spectacular “ Bottom,” and his
Bottom brandished an even more spec­
tacular & scene-stealing Pyramis. (It even
led him to the Irene Ryan National
Scholarship Competition!) Right: Eileen
Connolly playing “ dark” Hermia dyed her
hair for the role.

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