Leaving Drew

Synopsis

Fiction short. Campbell, a struggling actor, is appearing in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival at Drew University. When the production closes he goes back home to Los Angeles and as he waits for his flight he dreams of a beautiful fairy. On the plane he meets a woman who resembles the fairy of his dreams. The film begins with Puck’s epilogue and the gap between dream and reality is a central and recurring motif.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1999

Duration

21 mins

Availability

No distributor known (7/2008).

Credits

Director

Kirsten Lara Getchell

Producer

Kirsten Lara Getchell; Steven Eckholdt

Cinematographer

Roberto Blasino

Screenplay

Kirsten Lara Getchell

Music

Peter Adams

Costume

Candice Cain

Cast

Tara Stewart	Woman of his dreams (Titania)
Cameron Watson	Campbell (Nick Bottom)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Tagline: Some dreams are a wake-up call.

Reviews

Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 227, entry 943).