Backyard Dream — Adam L Sussman

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Backyard Dream adapted and directed by Adam L Sussman. Performers: Josh Cohen, Travis Coleman, Sean Dougan, Lisa Drostova, Emilyn Guiney, Claire Hass, Joel Ingram, Karen Larsen, Mary Matabor, Sarah Norr, Dani Rueben, Adam Sussman, Kennan Varley, Paul J White, Marlene Yarosh, Andrew Snyder. Music Direction Andrew Snyder, Costumes by Ressie Walker. Produced by Parker Street Odditorium 2014.

This was a highly physical version of Midsummer, infused with live brass music, and positing the Rude Mechanicals as the play’s protagonists. The city of Berkeley almost shut us down for noise violations (in hindsight I failed to predict how loud a brass band would be in a dense residential neighborhood) but the show went on with audiences eager to see the “almost banned in Berkeley” production.