3rd
Annual New York International Fringe Festival 
**Fringe Excellence Awards given out August
29th**"Suenos de una Noche de Verano (Midsummer Night's Dream)" By William Shakespeare Reviewed by Antonio Sacre for for Theatre Reviews Limited What silliness, what tom-foolery, what nonsense, what irreverence, what ridiculousness, what costumes, what fun. Teatro Teba returns to the Fringe with "Suenos de una Noche de Verano (Midsummer Night's Dream)," another Spanish Language adaptation of a classic, after last year's impressive "Los Siete Contra Thebes (Seven against Thebes)." The production starts with Spanish Telenovela music, and a fashion parade of the main characters, all in drag. You have to see these costumes to believe them. Flamboyant, big, colorful, these words don't quite approach these costumes, but they are great. The show is acted in drop dead Telenovela style, with earnest faces, amazing exits, and no holds barred over-emoting, but even if you don't understand Spanish, the play works, partly because the actors commit so well, partly because Puck (played by Harold Garcia) truly drives the action, partly because director Rivera is able to be faithful to the spirit of the text while cutting it down to an hour and fifteen minute Fringe version, and allowing the actors a chance to have fun. So, we have fun as well. "SUENOS DE UNA NOCHE DE VERANO" By William Shakespeare. Adapted and directed by Hector Luis Rivera. Teatro Teba Presents an International Theater Lab Production at the Henry Street Settlement Harry Du Jur Playhouse, 466 Grand Street (at Pitt Street). In August at the New York International Fringe Festival on the following dates: Tuesday the 24th at 4:15 p.m.; Wednesday the 25th at 7:30 p.m.; Friday the 27th at 7:00 p.m. All tickets are $11.00. For information and reservations visit http://www.fringenyc.org |