Casey Wilder Mott and Fran Kranz on their LA "Midsummer"
b'Director Casey Wilder Mott\\u2019s 2017 film adaptation of "A Midsummer Night\\u2019s Dream" sets Shakespeare\\u2019s story in modern Los Angeles, where aspiring filmmakers, eccentric artists, studio execs, and surfers bounce off one another in a riot of color and music. We talk to Mott and Fran Kranz, who co-produced the film and plays Bottom, about why LA is a perfect fit for their movie, other recent film adaptations of Shakespeare, and a notable ass. Mott and Kranz are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. \\n\\nFrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published June 11, 2019. \\xa9 Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, \\u201cA Very Good Piece of Work, I Assure You,\\u201d was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano and Evan Marquart at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California.'