On Thursday evening, the committed group led by organizer Wolfgang Königsmaier and director David Jentgens invited to the open-air premiere of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Tower 20. The walls on the Pöstlingberg, once part of the fortifications (early 19th century), are located at the Way of the Cross. Open on the inside, it gives a clear view of the sky.
Puck the flirty goblin
What could be seen here on Thursday night would have spoiled the mood elsewhere – thicker and darker clouds. However, this feeling that something uncontrollable by human hands was developing here went well with the fairytale idyll of the tower and with Shakespeare’s play (16th century).
It nestled in the comedy of amorous errors, which a Strizzi from the world of elves condenses: the puck, which Paul Riedmann equips with coquettish energy. He strays into already tricky relationships. The elf royal couple Oberon (Sohrab Arasto) and Titania (Michaela Obermayer) have fallen out. Hermia (Nikola Kogler) and Lysander (Jonathan Amberbauer) want each other, but shouldn’t. Helena (Michaela Arbeithuber) wants Demetrius (Aristotelis Goetzloff), but he doesn’t want her. In addition, Bottone, the comedically wonderful Pietro Tammaro (the only professional), gets the fellow craftsmen to put on a theatrical performance on behalf of the Athenian king.
Parallel to the storm, a real emotional hurricane arose, which the young amateur ensemble with a connection to Linz, including acting students, brought to life with verve. The word der Rage alone is often shouted more than spoken out loud, but a slight reduction in gesture would make it seem more powerful. Using the wooden stage ingeniously, funny and delightful moments were created. The ever heavier rain only forced the end of the last scenes.
Source: Nachrichten
