AGGIELIFE Page 4 THE BATTALION I'riday, M CReinuentinq tne The Theater Company revamps Shakespl BY KELLY PREISER The Battalion ' / ry to imagine your wildest dream. Now imagine it v s _ > / on stage. That is the premise behind The Theater Com pany of Bryan-College Station’s production of William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” which will be playing for the next two weeks at The Theater. “The entire production revolves around sleeping and dreaming. It goes into a differ ent realm than most Shake speare — the realm of fanta sy,” said Chris Vander Kaay, who plays the role of Bottom. The play is directed by Randy Wilson, who began his career acting in New York, then went to Baylor to get his masters in theater and has been directing since 1981. “I’ve directed everything from the most famous Shake speare plays to 'The Fiddler on the RooT to ‘Camelot.’ 1 usu- ally direct about seven shows a year,” Wilson said. Wilson’s directed version of a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” takes a different twist on the story. “This version is great because of the different way it’s done. Wilson changed the setting to 1920s Paris and made the character Bottom the lead instead of Oberon. The costuming is also brilliant and there's also a complicated lighting scheme, so it’s really great,” Vander Kaay said. “I took a real fresh approach in directing this play. I de cided to do it this way when I read an article by Harold Blume, who is a Shakespeare authority in England. Then 1 came upon a picture that really impressed me that was on the cover of a book of French plays by a playwright I real ly like. I just thought... I love that period (the ’20s and ’30s “This will be a production of'A Midsummer Night's Dream' you will never see again. It's very original.” — Randy Wilson Director of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Paris]! So that’s how it started, but it’s expanded past that now,” Wilson said. “Costumes, for one thing, are really wonderful. James Vi- gnal, a costume designer, worked with me on my crazy ideas. The actors’ performances are great. Robert Gonzalez, who plays Puck is great. The fairy scenes are beautiful — the set is so well realized. But I really had a lot of help from my pro ducer, Amy Wise. She was really willing to work with me. We got most of my vision the way I wanted it. Everyone should come see it, it’s a lot of fun,” Wilson said. Wilson said that while viewers may be surprised by the look of the play, they quickly adjust to changes that have been made. “So far our audiences have re ally enjoyed it. At first they might be a little taken aback, but affer they get into it, they really enjoy it, and it’s really enjoyable to watch,” said Wilson. “This is really a first class pro duction. Anyone interested in the ater should come see it. We have a growing audience and would like to tap in more to A&M,” said Pam Coleman, who plays Hip- polyta in the production. “We really love having A&M students. That’s why we have tickets on sale at the MSC. It’s a place where students can feel like they’re at home. It’s a home away from home,” Wilson said. “This will be a production of‘A Midsummer Night's Dream' you'll never see again. It's very original. It’s vers in dividual in that it's very much a realization of my dreams,” Wilson said. “A Midsummer Night's Dream” will be showing for the next two weekends at the Theatre Company of Bryan-Col lege Station (formerly ’Magination Station) at 7 p.m. on Fri day and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. 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