A Midsummer Night's Dream

Taymor's signature blend of stage and screen was filmed live in Brooklyn.

This is the standard Shakespeare play with all the overlaying stories, fairies, sprites, four misplaced young lovers, and all.

A Julie Taymor production is more of an acquired taste. Most of her stage productions are minimalist. It is not one of those hybrids with contemporary clothing and the standard iambi pentameter overlaid. This is more stylized and those not familiar with the style will need a little time to adjust. You might also find it a tad noisy as the background is one of the characters.

Even though I did not recognize many of the actors, they each played their character well.