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Shashona Brooks as Snug the Joiner in Shakes-to-Go's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Photo by Gina Marie Hayes.
Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Beat on the Bard Theatre Co.
at the Warehouse
2012 Capital Fringe Festival
Photo copyright 2012 by Paul Gillis Photography
Emily Krakowsky as Puck and Ashkahn Jahromi as Bottom the Weaver in Shakes-to-Go's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Photo by Gina Marie Hayes.
Dress rehearsal photo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Evie Turner. Performances September 13-29, 2024.
Photo by Joe Gigli
Hydrangeas in my garden.
In Pagan mythology, Midsummer is the high point of the year - at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the longest day of the year, with the sun rising at its earliest and setting at its latest. Flowers are in bloom, crops are growing and the spring-born animals are maturing; the God of Sun is truly at his height.
Yet nothing remains forever; the nature of the universe is constant change. Even at the height of his powers the seeds of decay and destruction are being sown. From here the days will gradually shorten once more, although the warmest weather is yet to come and late summer will see the harvest. Also, at this point the zodiac moves into the sign of Cancer, the most feminine of the star signs with its ruler, the moon, tempering and balancing the masculine energy of the Sun God.
Irish mythology invokes Lugh, the God of Light. Lugh slays the old king whose reigh has become negative - the force of life is always fighting the forces of death and destruction. Although Midsummer is Lugh's supreme victory, he is wounded and gradually loses his strength and power - which is why the days start to shorten even though summer is at its height.
Tommy Kearney as Theseus and Emily Krakowsky as Puck in Shakes-to-Go's 2009 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Photo by Gina Marie Hayes.
Quick image edit from the dress rehearsal for the Yellow Taxi Productions/Suzanne Delle production of "Midsummer Nights Dream" directed by Suzanne Delle, Umass Lowell, December 5th - 7th, 2008
Dress rehearsal photo from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Barn Theatre, directed by Evie Turner. Performances September 13-29, 2024.
Photo by Joe Gigli
Skansen had some fields of daisies and a lot of birch branches. This was so girls could make head wreaths.
Matt and me went to his parents house over the Midsummer day-weekend. It's by the ocean.
Bumblebees again. It was so much fun taking pictures of them, they move so fast.
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