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A Midsummer Nightâ€™s Dream

Presented by Main Street Theater at Main Street Theater - Rice Village

April 4-April 5, 2009

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Main Street Theater’s NEA-sponsored touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has 2 performances in-house and open to the public April 4 and 5 at Main Street Theater – Rice Village, Saturday at 8:00pm and Sunday at 3:00pm.

About the NEA Grant
For the third year in a row, Main Street Theater is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the 2008-2009...

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About the NEA Grant
For the third year in a row, Main Street Theater is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the 2008-2009 Shakespeare for a New Generation Program. This year Main Street is 1 of only 40 theaters nationwide – and is once again the only theater in Texas to be awarded this prestigious grant for 08-09.

About A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is William Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy. Eloping lovers who somehow mistake their true loves, a mischevious sprite who transforms hearts and heads with magic love potions, feuding fairies who disrupt the human world with their quarrel, and an earnest though talentless company of working folk who unwittingly produce the world’s most hilarious comedy – all these elements are filtered through the lyricism of Shakespeare’s creative imagination to create a madcap comedy without equal. MST’s high-energy, modern dress touring production will be terrific for the first-time Shakespeare audience and a rich experience for the returning Shakespeare lover.

Adapted and directed by Main Street Theater Artistic Director Rebecca Greene Udden. With Alison Coriell, Jennifer Gilbert, Alan Hall, Steven Sean Laing, Jamie Rezanour, Richard Solis, Micah Stinson, Josh Taylor, Kristen Trahan.

Since 1975, Main Street Theater has produced high quality professional theater for audiences of all ages through its MainStage productions and Main Street Youth Theater. The Main Street Theater Kids On Stage program offers performing arts classes and camps for children 5 years to 14 years of age. The organization produces plays at two locations, 2540 Times Boulevard in Rice Village and 4617 Montrose Boulevard at Chelsea Market.

Main Street Theater is a member of the Fresh Arts Coalition, a collaboration of 22 arts organizations that work collectively to raise awareness of the size and diversity of the arts in Houston, and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters. Main Street Theater offers a lively year-round repertory of classic and contemporary plays for audiences of all ages and provides a much-needed showcase for Houston theater professionals. Main Street Theater is also a member of Actors’ Equity Association and of ASSITEJ, the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people. Main Street Theater is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.

Pictured: Main Street Theater’s NEA sponsored production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The production tours to schools and community centers through April 3 and also has 2 in-house productions open to the public at Main Street Theater – Rice Village, Houston, TX, April 4 & 5. Call 713-524-6706 or visit www.mainstreettheater.com for more information. Pictured is Alan Hall as Bottom.(photo by www.RicOrnelProductions.com).

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Main Street Theater - Rice Village

2540 Times Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005

Full map and directions

Admission Info:

Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for students/seniors; group rates are available.

Call 713-524-6706 or www.mainstreettheater.com . Recommended for Middle School and up and their families; the running time is an hour and a half. (To book a tour to a school or community group, call 713-524-9196 x 101.)

General Day and Time Info:

Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 3:00pm

Phone: 713.524.6706

Parking: Parking in the Village can be difficult, especially for Sunday Matinees. MST recommends that you arrive at least 20 minutes early to allow time to park and get to the theater. Remember, there is no late seating once the show starts.

Limited off street parking is available directly in front of the Rice Village Theater, and there is street parking all through out the village. Parallel parking can also be found on the east side of Kirby.

When the weather is nice, you might chose to park in the Village parking garage. The closest entrance can be found at Kelvin and Amherst, one block east and one block south of the Theater. There may be a nominal fee, but parking is free should you choose to dine at one of the Village Arcade eateries before the show.

We do ask that you be respectful of our neighbors and not park in any off street parking that is in front of open businesses. What's more, because of the nature of Village parking, many businesses will enforce towing.

The best way to beat the parking blues is to come early, find a convenient place near the theater and walk to a Village eatery for dinner or brunch!

From Southwest Houston (Sugar Land Area)
Take 59 North, pass the 610 Loop, and exit Kirby (just after The Compaq Center). Turn right onto Kirby. Cross Bissonnet and Sunset. When you reach Rice Blvd., go one more block to Times Blvd. (there's no traffic light). Turn left onto Times. MST is the third business on the left (next to Ovations).

From North Houston (The Woodlands/Downtown)
Take 45 South to 59 South and exit Kirby (if you see The Compaq Center, you've gone too far). Turn left onto Kirby. Cross Bissonnet and Sunset. When you reach Rice Blvd., go one more block to Times Blvd. (there's no traffic light). Turn left onto Times. MST is the third business on the left (next to Ovations).

From Southeast Houston (Clear Lake/Galveston)
Take 45 North to 59 South and exit Kirby (if you see The Compaq Center, you've gone too far). Turn left onto Kirby. Cross Bissonnet and Sunset. When you reach Rice Blvd., go one more block to Times Blvd. (there's no traffic light). Turn left onto Times. MST is the third business on the left (next to Ovations).

From I-10 coming from the West (Katy)
Take 610 Loop South to 59 North and exit Kirby (just after The Compaq Center). Turn right onto Kirby. Cross Bissonnet and Sunset. When you reach Rice Blvd., go one more block to Times Blvd. (there's no traffic light). Turn left onto Times. MST is the third business on the left (next to Ovations).

From I-10 coming from the East (Beaumont)
Take 59 South and exit Kirby (if you see The Compaq Center, you've gone too far). Turn left onto Kirby. Cross Bissonnet and Sunset. When you reach Rice Blvd., go one more block to Times Blvd. (there's no traffic light). Turn left onto Times. MST is the third business on the left (next to Ovations).

From Main Street Theater at Chelsea Market
Turn left onto Montrose. Make a right on Bissonnet. Pass Shepard and Greenbriar. Turn left onto Kirby. Pass Sunset Blvd. When you reach Rice Blvd., go one more block to Times Blvd. (there's no traffic light). Turn left onto Times. MST is the third business on the left (next to Ovations).