The Center for the Arts, “The Center,” will tour a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to local schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas in our rural, remote community. The production will be interactive with audience participation and include twelve actors that would tour to middle schools.
The Center for the Arts
Grass Valley, CA
Shakespeare in American Communities: Schools
FY2024
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