London’s Hackney Empire Ltd in association with Harlem’s Take Wing And Soar Productions present The Hackney Harlem Theatre Company in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S MADNESS, Directed by Susie McKenna at The National Black Theatre in Harlem | A group of 17 young emerging artists aged 16 to 21 plan to take Harlem by storm with their production of A Midsummer Night’s Madness a modern production based on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.  It's the year 2068, the war for resources is over and Hackney is about to celebrate the marriage of their hero.  We meet the invisibles as they play havoc with the lives of the mortals around them.  Come and see this young ensemble of actors and musicians as they present their version of this classic tale through music, dance and drama.

 

TICKETS for this LIMITED ENGAGEMENT are available at Smarttix.com (212) 868-4444 | General Admission: $10

Monday,

AUGUST 17th

2009 at  7pm

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre

2031 Fifth Avenue

3rd Floor North Tower

[Bet. 125th & 126th Streets]

THE COMPANY OF

A MIDSUMMER ...

 

Producer & Artistic Director  

Debra Ann Byrd

 

Producer &  Director

Susie McKenna

 

Musical Director Orphy Robinson

Light Design James Carter

Assistant Director Patrick Miller  

Choreographer Samantha Francis

Youth Producer Coco Jackson  

 

Devised, Written & Performed

by the Youth Company:  

Chantelle Masuku, Debbie Ogunbodede, Isabella Adutwim, Jessica Symonds, Kate Cox, Rashmika Torchia , Scarlett Scanlon, Bradley Cumberbatch , Enrico Delves, Jordan Blake-Klein, Kofi Boateng, Mekel Edwards, Renell  Shaw, Samson Jatto,

Theo Llewellyn, Yao Adu

TWAS Inc Event Hosts: 

Veronica Claypool

Hon. Theresa Freeman

Hon. David Weaver

 

Press Representative:

MayaPR/Penny Landau