Susannah Martin as Peter Quince, right, instructs Snug on how to be a lion for their entertainment at the royal wedding in Shotgun Players’ romantic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”Curtain Calls: ‘Laurie Sings a Song for You’ at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center
Erika Oba adds to this imaginative production with her original music, especially pleasing in the capable hands of the multi-talented players — Susannah Martin , Kevin Rebultan , Matt Standley and Oscar Woodrow Harper III . Jamin Jollo as Puck adds his own musical abilities as well as physical dexterity to the production with effortless leaps from one steep platform to another.
According to Greek myth, Geryon is a triple-bodied, red-winged monster slayed by Hercules. In Garcia’s modern reimagining, Geryon is a young, broken-hearted boy known as Red, whose wings and appearance match his namesake. Follow the exploits of two partners who rely on audience suggestions to help create their evolving characters and decide where the next investigation will lead them. As always, the “partners” will include a guest performer to help solve the crime or, at the very least, add to the confusion!