Music for Shakespeare in the Grove, by Joseph Getter

J O S E P H M. G E T T E R

multi-instrumentalist · ethnomusicologist · educator

Music for Art Farm's Shakespeare in the Grove

Come now; what masques, what dances shall we have,
To wear away this long age of three hours
Between our after-supper and bed-time?
Where is our usual manager of mirth?
What revels are in hand? Is there no play,
To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?

photo by Mick Bolduc

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare was the first major production by the independent theater company Art Farm, whose creed is "To cultivate high quality theater with a commitment to simple living, environmental sustainability and social justice."

The play was staged outdoors at Middlesex Community College, Middletown, Connecticut, with eight performances in July, 2006. Credits: Dic Wheeler, director; Marcella Trowbridge, choreography; Tony Palmieri, set design; Christian Milik, costume design; Aryn Kyer, stage manager.

Musical director, Joseph Getter; musician-collaborators include Joseph Getter (percussion, mbira, electronics, guitars, winds), Kate TenEyck (trumpet, winds, percussion), and Mick Bolduc (guitars, percussion).