Perfect weather in the forecast for the premiere of Piper Theater’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in JJ Byrne Park. The show has a Coney Island theme and it should be great fun and very good. I’ve caught a bit of the tech rehearsals and I am so psyched to see the show as directed by John P. McEneny, who is beloved in Park Slope for his masterful role as MS 51’s drama teacher. He also runs Piper Theater.

Piper Theatre Productions was created by siblings, John and Rachel McEneny, who in the summer of 2001 created their first production; a rough and tumble production of MacBeth with wooden swords starring Elaine Bianchi and Bruce Sabath (most recently seen in John Doyle’s revival of Company on Broadway.) The first four seasons were held on the grounds of Untermyer Park in Yonkers, NY.

In the Summer of 2006, at the invitation of Kim Maier and the board of the Old Stone House, Piper made the decision to move its base of operations from Yonkers to Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY.

For the past three years, the education program has expanded ten fold and has become one of the most popular and affordable summer programs in the neighborhood. Local children from the Park Slope area have performed youth productions of Winters Tale (2006; dir. J. McE), Hamlet (2007; dir J. McE), Midsummer (2006; dir. Ezra Barnes), Twelfth Night (2007; dir. Ezra Barnes), Romeo & Juliet (2007; dir. Wendy Peace), MacBeth (2007; dir Thomas Hoagland).

The main stage shows (Much Ado About Nothing 2006; dir. Cecilia Rubino & MacBeth 2007; dir J. McEneny) met with huge audiences in J.J. Byrne Park.

And tonight….JJ Byrne Park. Fifth Avenue and 3rd Street in Park Slope. 8 p.m.

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