Here’s what you need: a picnic basket with some snacks–  maybe some white wine and mild cheese?; a blanket; a couple of pillows, perhaps; shorts and sandals.

Now, make plans to enjoy a warm late spring evening in Zilker Park watching a performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It’s a slightly updated staging of the comedy, with a 1960s look and feel to it. There’s even a four-piece rock band on stage throughout the show.

Austin Shakespeare performs Thursdays through Sundays at the Hillside Theater in Zilker Park through the end of May. Shows start at 8pm, except Mother’s Day, when the production starts at 2pm.

See the Austin Shakespeare website for more information. The City of Austin also has a Hillside Theater at Zilker Park web page.