Unconventional Love And Fairy Dust Make Up Idaho Shakespeare Festival's Next Performance

Boise State Public Radio News | By George Prentice

Published July 28, 2017 at 2:06 PM MDT

Sweet dreams should fill the amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, beginning next week. A Midsummer Night's Dream is the festival's fourth production of the 2017 season.

Two of its stars, Jillian Cates and David Anthony Smith, visit with Weekend Edition host George Prentice to talk about theatrical chemistry, unconventional love and a whole lot of fairy dust.

A Midsummer Night's Dream runs in repertory at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival August 4 through September 3. You can read more about the production and learn how to get tickets at idahoshakespeare.org.

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George Prentice

As host of Morning Edition, I'm the luckiest person I've ever known because I spend my days listening to smart, passionate, engaging people. It’s a public trust. I lean in to talk with actors, poets, writers and volunteers who make Idaho that much more special.

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