YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK–This year’s Shakespeare in Yosemite production, A Midsummer Yosemite’s Dream, will be performed in the Curry Village Amphitheater. Performances will be Friday, April 26 (5 pm), Saturday, April 27 (noon and 5 pm), and April 28 (noon).
A discovery in the Yosemite Archives of an unproduced 1934 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is inspiring this production. This new take on Shakespeare’s magical comedy will feature lots of music, dancing park rangers, and environmental stories. It will take characters back in time to 1934.
Filled with humor and heart, this musical adaptation imagines a collision of 1930s fairies with 2024 Ranger Mechanicals and lover-tourists. The cast includes UC Merced students, faculty, alumni, National Park Service, and Yosemite Hospitality employees. All behind the scenes and on stage.
Our shows are 90 minutes long. The programs actively feature music and address issues relevant to Earth Day and Yosemite.
Learn more: YosemiteShakes.ucmerced.edu.
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Shakespeare in Yosemite is a member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA), EcoStage, and Broadway Green Alliance, and a founding member of the EarthShakes Alliance.
Shakespeare in Yosemite was founded in 2017 to bring short, accessible, and FREE productions of Shakespeare’s plays to Yosemite National Park for Earth Day and Shakespeare’s birthday each April.
Note that a reservation is required on April 27 and April 28 during peak hours (5 am – 4 pm) if you are staying outside of the park and entering in your own vehicle: go.nps.gov/reserve.
Check out this film of last year’s production of Romeo and Juliet in Yosemite.
