“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to Kick Off Lyceum Series

The Shakespeare comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will kick off this year’s Kohlenberg Lyceum Series at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 in Baldwin Auditorium. 
 
Performed by St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of William Shakespeare’s most popular plays. This comedy revolves around the romantic entanglements of four young Athenians and the magical interventions of fairies in a moonlit forest. Through a series of comedic mishaps and magical transformations, the play explores themes of love, illusion and the power of dreams. 
 
St. Louis Shakespeare was founded in 1984 to professionally produce and perform the plays of Shakespeare and other dramatic classics for the Greater St. Louis Area. The company is one of only seven nationwide to have performed the entirety of Shakespeare’s canon. 
 
Tickets will be available Aug. 25 and can be picked up at any of three convenient campus locations: the Union and Involvement Office in the Student Union Building; the Advancement Office in McClain Hall 205; or the Admissions Office in the Ruth W. Towne Museum and Visitors Center. Tickets are also available off campus at the Kirksville Arts Association in downtown Kirksville. Any remaining tickets will be available the day of the event beginning 30 minutes before each performance.  
 
Tickets for the 2025-26 Kohlenberg Lyceum Series are provided free of charge thanks to the generous support of local sponsors, the Friends of the Lyceum program and the Truman State University Foundation.
 
For more information about the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series, visit lyceum.truman.edu or contact the Advancement Office at 660.785.4133.