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Join Cinema Art Theater’s one-year anniversary April 30

April 25, 2017

As part of the Cinema Art Theater's one-year anniversary, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society is showing a filmed presentation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Julie Taymor.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is Shakespeare's joyous comedy about the universal theme of love and its complications: lust, disappointment, confusion and marriage. This Polonsky Shakespeare Center production brilliantly conjoins four intertwined stories: the marriage of the Athenian Duke Theseus to the Amazon Queen Hippolyta; the warring Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies; the madcap follies of four lovers in a forest; and the comically earnest efforts of a group of working men to stage a love-play for the royal wedding. Taymor’s vision presents a fantasia of light and shadow. The stage breathes with the miraculous charms and powerful illusions of love.

Taymor is the first woman to win the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, as well as a Tony for Best Costumes, for her production of “The Lion King.” She has directed four major films: “Titus,” “Frida,” “Across the Universe” and most recently “The Tempest.”

The screening will take place at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, April 30. Admission to this fundraiser event is $50 (of which $32 is tax deductible) and includes screening, champagne toast and slice of delicious celebration cake. Tickets can be purchased at www.rehobothfilm.com or by calling 302-645-9095, Ext. 1. The event will be at the Cinema Art Theater,  17701 Dartmouth Drive in Dartmouth Plaza, behind the Lewes Wawa.

The mission of the RBFS is promoting cinematic arts and providing education and cultural enrichment for the community. The film society sponsors ongoing screenings, special events, and the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival (Nov. 3- 12). Having met all the requirements for best practices in nonprofit management, the Rehoboth Beach Film Society is accredited by the Standards for Excellence Institute. The RBFS is funded, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The division promotes Delaware arts events on www.DelawareScene.com.

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