The specter of a certain troublesome teenage web slinger may finally be gone for Julie Taymor.

On a recent evening, the slender, energetic director, a beer in hand, reflected on the next stage of her career. Ms. Taymor was on a dinner break from shooting a film version of her acclaimed production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which sold out its final 53 performances in Brooklyn before closing as scheduled on Jan. 12.

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