{"id":162310,"date":"2026-02-20T07:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/162310\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T07:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:54:32","slug":"arts-alive-podcast-jonathan-obrien-tales-by-twilight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/162310\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts Alive! podcast: Jonathan O\u2019Brien, \u2018Tales By Twilight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Today\u2019s guest on Arts Alive! is St. Petersburg actor Jonathan O\u2019Brien, a cast member from the American Stage production of Fairyland: A Midwinter Night\u2019s Dream, performed through March 8 on the walking trails at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve.<\/p>\n

These \u201cpromenade\u201d shows represent American Stage executive director Helen R. Murray\u2019s belief in taking theater off the stage and out into the community.<\/p>\n

Written by Anthony Gervais, Fairyland is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare\u2019s A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream, in which two sets of lovers encounter an acting troupe, and a band of mischievous fairies, in the woods. The audience is there, every step of the mobile journey.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien, who plays the actor Nick Bottom (and several others) is unique among the performers, in that he has been in every outdoor American Stage show \u2013 the series is called \u201cTales By Twilight\u201d \u2013 since the great experiment began three years ago.<\/p>\n

He is, therefore, uniquely qualified to talk, ponder and opine about the program, and about this new show.<\/p>\n

Click on the arrow to listen to the conversation.<\/p>\n

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