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Iambic pentameter meets the wild, wild west

<p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of <em>A Midsummer Night's Western</em>.&nbsp; This creative adaptation, by young Colorado playwright August Mergelman had its first staged reading at The Playwrights Showcase of the Western Region in 2007.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">The play will have its world premiere this month at Red Rocks Community College, less than one year after its first staged reading at the Showcase.&nbsp;&nbsp;With its adaptation of William Shakespeare's <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> in a western setting, the play will be presented as part of RRCC's &quot;Git Along, Shakespeare&quot; festival.</font></p><p /><p><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Welcome aboard, August, and congratulations!</font></p> 9 application/xml false A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Western August Mergelman College theatre new release playwrights showcase western adaptation Featuring the world premiere of Pioneer Drama's upcoming play, "A Midsummer Night's Western" http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Events/Theater/Event~447503.aspx Called "...the most significant event of its kind in the history of Colorado" by John Moore, Theatre Critic for the Denver Post, this very special event supports the original work of playwrights living in the western United States http://www.rrcc.edu/playwrightshowcase/ Offering an Associate of Arts with an emphasis in Theatre Arts or Music Theatre and an Associate of Applied Science in Theatre Technology, as well as certificates in Stagehand Basics, Stagecraft, Costume Basics, and Costumes & Fashion. http://www.rrcc.edu/theatre/index.html A classic adaptation by Paul Nolan http://pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=MIDSUMMERN As four high school friends gather to cram for a midterm on Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', the play comes to life before their eyes... literally. http://pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=MIDTERM Robin Goodfellow, the lovable "Puck" from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is now working for an advertising agency dispensing his love potions from aerosol cans. http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=WAKEUPANDL August Mergelman's western adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" http://www.chieftain.com/life/1204268400/8 The play received its first staged reading last summer at the 2007 Playwrights Showcase of the Western Region. As a direct result of the Playwrights Showcase, the play's production and upcoming publication by Pioneer Drama Service give hope to all aspiring playwrights and prove the fruitfulness and necessity of such conferences. Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 mglassman 64.62.58.1 false true false false true 105340 blog blogsite/PioneerDrama/web