By Alexander Tresniowski/Reported by Wendy Cole

To peel or not to peel, that is the question. The answer is clearly visible this week on the outdoor stage in New York City's Central Park, where Brazilian director Caca Rosset's artfully eroticized production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, replete with topless wood nymphs and semi-nude fairies, gives new meaning to the term fleshing out a role. "Nudity is more natural for Brazilians," admits Rosset. There's another wrinkle: the classic play will be performed entirely in Portuguese. Even so, it's expected that Shakespeare buffs will turn out in droves for Shakespeare in the buff.