Connecticut Free Shakespeare 2009

Connecticut Free Shakespeare (CFS), in its 10th anniversary season, is re-creating its first

summer's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The free performances of Shakespeare's plays returns for the 10th summer to Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport. All performances are free and open to the public. This year's cast includes 13 actors from across the country who are members of the Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Joining the actors is a roster of 20 high school student interns from the Greater Bridgeport region.

Interns participate in classes and workshops learning acting and theater production skills that they put to use either on stage or behind the scenes. The show is produced by Bertram Garskof and adapted and directed by Ellen Lieberman, founders of Connecticut Free Shakespeare.

Performances begin at 8:00 pm, with the Zoo opening for picnics at 6:30 pm. All performances are on Wednesdays from July 22 through Sunday, July 26 and from July 29 through Saturday, August 1.

Parking at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is free for these performances. Blankets, chairs and picnics are welcome and encouraged. Performances are cancelled in the event of inclement weather.

For information: (203) 393-3213 or www.ctfreeshakespeare.org.