Company Carolina will bring its stage outside this April.
The student-run theater company will perform Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” free of charge on one of UNC’s outdoor quads as its spring production.
Clare Shaffer, Company Carolina’s producer, said the outside show has several advantages.
“The main reason for doing it on the quad was the ease of exposure, but Shakespeare is often performed outside, so there is definitely a parallel there.”
In Shakespeare’s time, plays were traditionally performed in outdoor venues, particularly the open-air Globe Theatre.
Shaffer also said that as a Shakespeare fan, she has been invested in the project for a long time.
“It’s kind of like my art baby,” she said.
With Shakespearean work, Shaffer said there is a lot of room to be flexible. Because his plays are public domain, they are not subject to copyright and can be adjusted to fit an alternate vision.
The company obtained permission to perform outdoors through the Carolina Union.