{"id":36669,"global_id":"uwm.edu\/arts?id=36669","global_id_lineage":["uwm.edu\/arts?id=36669"],"author":"39588","status":"publish","date":"2025-07-18 09:17:45","date_utc":"2025-07-18 14:17:45","modified":"2026-03-12 11:40:53","modified_utc":"2026-03-12 16:40:53","url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arts\/event\/a-rockin-midsummer-nights-dream\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arts\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/36669","title":"A ROCKIN’ Midsummer Night’s Dream","description":"
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April 10\u201326, 2026 (2 pm. | 7:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Skylight Music Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In a first-time collaboration between Skylight Music Theatre and the 51ÁÔÆæ Department of Theatre, A ROCKIN\u2019 Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream takes the stage in the beautiful Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee\u2019s Third Ward. Experience a brand-new take on William Shakespeare\u2019s beloved comedy. Journey from ancient Athens, into the woods, and back again, as we follow impassioned lovers, hilarious rustics, fantastical spirits and feuding royalty in this magical, rock-and-roll rendition of one of the greatest and most-performed plays of all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dreams become reality, reality becomes fantasy, and love restores balance in an otherwise chaotic world in this modern musical adaptation that is predominantly word-for-word Shakespeare\u2019s text. With a phenomenal, eclectic score that ranges from power ballads to hysterical rock-opera rhapsodies, this show promises equal parts laughter and love story, showcasing some of the greatest words that quill pen ever set to paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended for ages 6 and up.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book and Lyrics by William Shakespeare
Music by Eric Svejcar
Adaptation and Additional Lyrics by Eric Svejcar and Michael Unger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These performances are part of World Premiere Wisconsin<\/a>, a state-wide festival celebrating new plays and musicals. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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