Midsummer in Newtown paints the most intimate of portraits of a New England town as its citizens deploy the power of art to push beyond one of the greatest tragedies in American history. In the aftermath of 2012's Sandy Hook school shooting, Kramer learned that a group of artists from New York were traveling to Newtown to work with kids from the local school system to mount an adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Midsummer in Newtown
In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, one grieving couple honors their daughter through music, while community children find their voice through a rock-pop version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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About
Lloyd Kramer is a graduate of Trinity College, Connecticut, succeeding quickly after graduation to a role in a Broadway comedy. He spent much of his early TV career as a reporter in Baltimore, becoming acquainted with then-up-and-coming TV reporter Oprah Winfrey. He is best known for his writing and reporting original, offbeat human-interest stories on local TV stations. He also produced numerous documentaries for and with Winfrey's production company.
01: Midsummer in Newtown
In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, one grieving couple honors their daughter through music, while community children find their voice through a rock-pop version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
81 min
