Were the World Mine
Were the World Mine: Directed by Tom Gustafson. With Tanner Cohen, Wendy Robie, Judy McLane, Zelda Williams. A bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream' to turn many in his community gay, including a comely rugby player for himself. Cast as the mischief-making Puck, Timothy ends up playing the role offstage as well, using a liquid-spraying purple pansy! But would that be the appropriate way for Timothy to experience true love? Queer Theory – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Were the World Mine: Gay romance between bullied, small-town gay adolescent Tanner Cohen (seated) and school rugby team captain Nathaniel David Becker in Tom Gustafson’s mix of romantic yearning, music, humor, and fantasy: Were the World Mine. Based on both the Gustafson-directed short Fairies and William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Were the World Mine was the Jury. January 10th, Gay , Movies. Were the World Mine is a difficult movie to define.  Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Were the World Mine
Based on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Director Tom Gustafson does a fine job of creating a dream-like aura, but does the film live up to the hype? The story centers around Timothy (played by openly gay Tanner Cohen) who suffers the usual amount of teasing and bullying from his peers because of his sexuality. Davies, better known to most as the helmsman of the revival of Doctor Who. Nevertheless, the evident mild discomfort that the concept elicits for Quince may be indicative of the sort of subtle pressure that a potentially closeted Demetrius may feel.
A (Queer) Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Gay Dream at Long Beach Playhouse in , like the Globe, just included a Helenus—but raised the ante by making gay marriage explicitly illegal in Athens, in contrast to the Globe’s evidently tolerant modern setting. Were The World Mine addresses the tale of Timothy Tanner Cohen , a persecuted gay student at an all-boys private school outside of Chicago, and his fantastical forays into a dream world of songs, dance, and lustful mayhem. An anthem for acceptance and toleration, Were the World Mine incorporates traditional Elizabethan play elements, text, and costumes in the present world of an all male, testosterone-driven play setting.
Were the World Mine (2008)
Cory James Krueckeberg and Tom Gustafson’s musical adaptation of Shakespearean classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream utilizes the literary magic of Shakespeare to incorporate pressing and important present day issues regarding homophobia and toleration. Were The World Mine addresses the tale of Timothy (Tanner Cohen), a persecuted gay student at an all-boys private school outside of Chicago. . Queer Theory and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Queer readings of A Midsummer Night’s Dream include more traditional observations like the crossdressing in the play6, the homosocial relationships between the characters7 and the play’s disruption of the heteronormative forces of society8. Even though these are all valid observations, the queer readings of the play are limited to either. . Were the World Mine
A Midsummer Night's (Queer) Dream A modernized and queer reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, my production re-imagined the iconic lovers as a gay and lesbian couple. First premiered at the cell in Chelsea in , this very successful adaptation was remounted in at the award-winning Theater for the New City. . 
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• A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespea This video explores some readings of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream through the lens of Queer Theory. .