A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hermia loves Lysander, Demetrius loves Hermia, Helena loves Demetrius, Theseus and Hippolyta are almost newlyweds and the already-complex marriage of the immortal queen and king of Fairyland is further complicated when one of them falls for an amateur actor-turned-ass. Intrigued by the theory that Shakespeare wrote this play as a wedding gift, director Joseph Haj (who helmed 2015’s much-beloved Pericles) probes the pitfalls and pay-offs of relationships, be they budding or eternal. Seeking out the grace, beauty and delight embedded in the comedy, this joyful, music-laden production invites us to feel as well as laugh.

Cast

Lauren Modica

Titania / Hippolyta

Al Espinosa

Oberon / Theseus

Jimmy Kieffer

Puck / Philostrate / Ensemble

Royer Bockus

Helena

William Thomas Hodgson

Demetrius

Nubia Monks

Hermia

Jonathan Luke Stevens

Lysander

Daniel T. Parker

Nick Bottom

Tyrone Wilson

Egeus / Peter Quince / Fairy

Cristofer Jean

Francis Flute / Fairy