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Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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South Asian Shakespeare?

Contributing Reporter
Published Friday, September 26, 2008

If you think Shakespeare is difficult to understand in English, perhaps it is time to watch “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in South Asian languages.

The Shubert Theater, located on College Street, is gearing up for its 2008-’09 season — headlined by the reinvented, Indian-influenced run of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The show will run from Oct. 24 to 26 and will be performed in eight different languages, including English.

“It’s Shakespeare who we know we love,” director Tim Supple said in a press release. “But it’s just revealed in a way that people won’t have experienced...

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