{"id":53572,"date":"2023-04-25T10:58:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T14:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/?p=53572"},"modified":"2023-05-05T21:37:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T01:37:10","slug":"ems-stages-a-midsummer-nights-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/es\/2023\/04\/ems-stages-a-midsummer-nights-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"EMS Stages A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_53579\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53579\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-53579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-622x1024.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-768x1265.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-933x1536.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-1244x2048.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-30x50.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.easternmennonite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EMS-A-Midsummers-Night-Dream-2023poster-1-scaled.jpg 1555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream promotional artwork by Ila Hackman \u201928 and Kaidence Swartzentruber \u201928<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Middle school students will stage <i>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream <\/i>by William Shakespeare<i>, <\/i>set in outer space, at Eastern Mennonite School May 5 and 6 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople of all ages will love the humor, wit, and plot complexities this classic Shakespeare comedy offers,\u201d says Leah Huyard, director.\u00a0 The outer space setting is evident through the music, lighting, costumes, and set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur middle school students bring an energy to this show that is engaging and captivating to those who have seen this play many times or never at all,\u201d says Huyard. <i>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/i>s was the senior play in 2017, when Huyard was a senior and played the part of Puck. \u201cI am excited to be a part of this story again, adding twists of my own, also with the students adding ideas that can only be found in a middle school brain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first middle school play that has been performed at the school since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The show will take place in the school\u2019s auditorium at 801 Parkwood Drive. Doors open at 6:30. No reserve tickets. 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