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A Midsummer Night's Dream

This summer, discover Theatricum Botanicum's “garden of theater,” a spectacular outdoor amphitheater nestled in the heart of Topanga Canyon. In Theatricum’s signature production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, mischievous sprites are pitted against heartsick humans in amagical night of revelry, chaos, love and comedy. The beauty of Topanga’s countryside takes on a new dimension as fairies and mortals alike are beguiled by midsummer passions and puckish potions. Mediterranean buffet dinners, with a costumed cast of fairies in attendance, take placeevery Thursday in August at 6:30 p.m. in the theater's adjacent gardens, followed by an 8 p.m.performance (separate admission, or combo packages available). Theatricum has been named“One of the 50 Coolest Places in Los Angeles” by Buzz magazine, “One of SouthernCalifornia's most beguiling theater experiences” by Sunset, and “Best Theater in the Woods” bythe LA Weekly. June 8-Sept. 27; Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga CanyonBlvd. , Topanga CA 90290; $25-$37; (310) 455-3723 or www.theatricum.com, Visitus on facebook: www.facebook.com/theatricum, Follow us on twitter:@theatricum

Tags: Midsummer Night’s Dream, love, Shakespeare, fairies, Puck, comedy, magic, TheatricumBotanicum, Topanga, amphitheater, summer, Bard, los angeles

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