For their Fall 2019 production The Maryland Shakespeare Players are proud to present A Midsummer Night’s Dream! William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of love is transported into a quintessential time for the cheesy romantic comedy: the 1980s. Join MDSP November 14-16th as the old is made relatively new. Come see all the fairies, misguided love, and donkey transformation of Shakespeare combined with all the hairspray, shoulder pads, and a veritable Top 40 of 1980s hits this mainstay UMD theatre troupe can offer.

Experience Oculus [Five] tackle a masterwork of string quartet writing in a program that features Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8, Hindemith’s character-filled quintet and the premiere of a love song by living composer Arnold Kirshenbaum.

Program:
String Quartet No. 8 by Dmitri Shostakovich, Arr. by Mark Popkin
Kleine Kammermusik by Paul Hindemith
Wind Quintet No. 1 “Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li” by Arnold Kirshenbaum

If you thought you knew the story of The Princess and The Pea, you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken's love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn't the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night?

A violist of international reputation, Roberto Díaz is president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music.