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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Lovers & Madmen’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ celebrates spring on the Lakefill

May 12, 2024

Lovers & Madmen’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” welcomed spring over the weekend with a series of free outdoor performances. Passersby and attendees toting lawn chairs gathered to watch performances...

Evanston Dance Ensemble rehearses for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The world premiere performance will feature a score by Emmy-winning composer Steve Rashid.

Local dance ensemble presents adaptation of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

March 7, 2018

A&E One particular quote from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” rings true throughout Evanston Dance Ensemble’s adaptation of the classic comedy: “Though she be but little, she...

In Focus: Northwestern community evaluates culture, resources for transgender students

In Focus: Northwestern community evaluates culture, resources for transgender students

April 21, 2014

When Bea Sullivan-Knoff played a drag queen in an adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” last year, she connected with a part of herself she never knew existed. “That was the first time I...

Director Brendan Yukins elicits emotion from his actors both on- and off-stage. “Midnight’s Dream” transforms Shakespeare’s woodland setting into an S&M dubstep club on the outskirts of Chicago.

Q&A with Brendan Yukins, director of ‘Midnight’s Dream’

January 23, 2013

Northwestern theater group Lovers & Madmen typically performs classical plays but often adds a little twist. “Midnight’s Dream,” based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” certainly...

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