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A Midsummer Night's Dream 2019

Bottom

by

William Shakespeare

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Directed by

Catherine Ferrante

Presented by

King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe

Performed

November 2019

Venue

Glicker-Milstein Theatre

Jealous lovers, overconfident actors, and meddling fairies; hard to beat Shakespeare when it comes to all three.

In my second foray with Columbia’s King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe, I had the distinct pleasure of mocking, well, myself (and any other actor who’s ever had a skip in their stride) as the ignorantly pompous yet endlessly optimistic Bottom.  Even though his talent doesn’t immediately warrant success, you can’t help but wish Bottom the best in his quest for the stage.

Complete with a transformable stage, a wire-woven mask, and glow-in-the-dark makeup, our student production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream delighted audiences in the Fall of 2019.

Reviews

Trippy set design and entrancing acting made KCST's "Midsummer" a vivid dream

by Samuel Jones, The Columbia Daily Spectator

"Meyers was the epitome of charisma from the second he arrived onstage, mocking sensationalized acting with each clenched jawline."

KCST's A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Joya Kumar, Bwog

"The whole troupe was ridiculously funny, and Joel Meyers’ (CC’21) rendition of Nick Bottom was arguably among the best performances of the night. Joel’s versatility in maneuvering between the various roles which Nick Bottom foolishly tries to play was truly remarkable, and the conviction with which he spoke every single line is best illustrated by the amount of spit that emanated from his mouth."

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