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20 Dec 2023

Morristown Green longs for a DVD of David’s performance in “Midwinter Night’s Dream”

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The "re-seasoned" production of "Midwinter Night's Dream" at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is bringing laughter and joy to families and theatre lovers across New Jersey, and a front-page review has come in celebrating David's performance as Nick Bottom. You can catch all of his antics through December 31 - visit ShakespeareNJ.org for tickets and information. "To paraphrase that great Shakespearean scholar Wayne Gretzky, watch where Puck is going to be. That’s how swiftly Billie Wyatt skates and dances and bounds across the stage. This mischievous bundle of gleeful abandon really should be named Blur. A five-year STNJ veteran (The Rose Tattoo,…

16 Dec 2023

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BroadwayWorld loves “A Midwinter Night’s Dream”

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The theatre experts over at BroadwayWorld have shared some love for the entire production of "A Midwinter Night's Dream" at STNJ, calling it "A delightful holiday show with wintery magic" and calling out the play-within-a-play scene featuring David's Nick Bottom as one of the highlights of the show. Check out ShakespeareNJ.org for tickets and more information - shows run through Dec 31. "The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is concluding their successful season with a dazzling version of William Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy presented as A Midwinter Night’s Dream. This fantastical story is delightful with ingenious, creative touches. “Re-seasoned” especially for…

15 Dec 2023

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Out in Jersey loves David Foubert’s Bottom in “Midwinter Night’s Dream”at STNJ

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An incredibly warm review has come in from the good folks at Out in Jersey, and they had lovely things to say about David Foubert's interpretation of the iconic weaver-turned-donkey Nick Bottom in this Shakespearean classic reimagined for a winter setting: "All right, here it is: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s production of A Midwinter Night’s Dream is the funniest damn Dream I’ve ever seen! ..."The familiar tale of mismatched lovers, lunatic amateur actors, and mischievous fairies is brought to life by a marvelous troupe of farceurs and comics. Chief among these is David Foubert’s over-the-top Nick Bottom, an ass of a man…

15 Dec 2023

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NJ.com Review for David in “Midwinter Night’s Dream”: “Impossibly pompous without ever sacrificing his charm”

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Another warm review for David Foubert and the cast and crew of Midwinter Night's Dream at Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, which is delighting enthusiastic audiences now through the end of the year. (Article requires a subscription.) "But Crowe is a great director, he’s got an excellent cast, and this is a wonderful production. The show confidently checks all the boxes that make for a great “Midsummer.” David Foubert’s Bottom is impossibly pompous without ever sacrificing his charm. Billie Wyatt’s Puck is a bouncing ball of giddy mischief. Hippolyta (Jessica Ires Morris) and Oberon (René Thornton Jr.) conjure a clear…

19 Nov 2023

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David Foubert returning to STNJ as Nick Bottom in “A Midwinter Night’s Dream” December 2023

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David is honored to be returning to his home theater, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, to play the iconic comedic role of Nick Bottom the weaver in STNJ's "re-seasoned" production of "A Midwinter Night's Dream" this winter. David was most recently seen at STNJ in Red Velvet in 2018 and in the title role in Henry VIII in 2016's celebrated production. This production marks David's tenth season with STNJ, and this production marks the last production under STNJ's iconic departing Artistic Director Bonnie J Monte, who has collaborated on this production with director Brian B. Crowe (the incoming Artistic Director).…