USF's 'Midsummer' is a delight

CEDAR CITY -- Even before the play begins, audiences are enchanted by the set. A giant tree with silky, green leaves and tiny lights covers the length of the stage. And then, from Moment One of the action, adorable fairies played by children draw festivalgoers into "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Email: cmikita@desnews.comPuck's potent flower juice also falls on Titania, as Oberon decrees she pursue the first creature her eyes find.The NVCD/ ANVIS is based on a standard pair of ANVIS-F4949 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs), modified with a VSI kit, providing the pilot with a full JHMCS symbols and cueing capability during night NVGs operation. The flights conducted were in an RDAF F-16 MLU M5 configuration with no modifications required to the aircraft. For more information about NVCD/ANVIS go to www.vsi-hmcs.com .Puck's potent flower juice also falls on Titania, as Oberon decrees she pursue the first creature her eyes find.And Max Robinson as Nick captivated audience members with his first line and held them each time he appeared on stage. Every member of the Pyramus and Thisbe cast was a delight.The JHMCS provides the pilot with "first look, first shot" high off-boresight weapons engagement capabilities. The system enables the pilot to accurately cue onboard weapons and sensors against enemy aircraft and ground targets without the need to aggressively turn the aircraft or place the target in the Head Up Display (HUD) field-of-view for designation. Critical information and symbology, such as targeting cues and aircraft performance parameters, are graphically displayed directly on the pilot's visor. "Pilots depend on JHMCS to successfully execute air-to-air and air-to-ground tactical missions during daylight. As validated by the RDAF Pilots, our NVCD/ ANVIS system is now matured to expand this critical capability to night missions," continued Brugal.Once Oberon gets the changeling child, he relents, the mixed-up love attractions are fixed and three sets of lovers prepare for marriage.When Theseus lays down the law that she obey her father, her only other options are death or a convent. Hermia and Lysander tell Helena of their plans to meet in the forest and run away. Helena lets Demetrius in on the secret and off they go in pursuit.Produced in the open-air theater, everything works. The cast is strong, the costumes, particularly for the fairies, are stunning, the props, most especially for the play-within-a-play, very clever.About VSIShakespeare's story is set in ancient Athens, but most of the action takes place in a forest. The duke, Theseus, has just conquered the Amazons but fallen in love with their queen, Hippolyta. They plan to marry and ask for the citizens to submit ideas for entertainment at their wedding feast. Meanwhile, wealthy citizen Egeus enters the palace with his daughter Hermia and two suitors. He wants Theseus to insist she marry Demetrius, who has just jilted Hermia's friend Helena. But Hermia loves Lysander.The show's director, Fred Adams, at age 80 has done it again. His vision of a Shakespeare favorite is sure to make the Utah Shakespeare Festival's 50th anniversary season a success.

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Author: Carole Mikita