A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
Performance Dates
July 1, 2, 9, 14, 16, 21, 24, 29, 31, 2005 @ 8pm
Plot Synopsis
Possibly Shakespeares most popular comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream is a magical in which the worlds of faery andhumans collide and comic situations ensue. Again, the plots are fairly straightforward. Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is preparing for his wedding to Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons. Preparations are interrupted by Egeus, an Athenian nobleman, who is having difficulties with his daughter, Hermia. She is refusing to marry Demetrius, the young man Egeus has chosen for her. She is in love with Lysander, another Athenian youth. When faced with the choices of marriage to Demetrius, becoming a nun, or death, Hermia sensibly opts to elope with Lysander. She tells her best friend Helena of their plans. Because Helena is in love with Demetrius, she tells him of the couples flight. He and Helena follow them into the magical forest. Also in the forest are Athenian workers (the rude mechanicals) who are rehearsing a play they intend to present at Theseus wedding and Oberon and Titania, the feuding King and Queen of the Faeries, as well as their entourage. Oberon and his mischievous sidekick Puck play a trick on Titania. Puck has given one of the workers the head of a donkey. Using a magical flower on Titania while she is sleeping, they cause her to fall in love with the donkey. They also use the flower on the young Athenian couples in an attempt to sort out those relationships. However, mistakes are made and comic hijinks ensue before all is corrected. Because this is a comedy, the lovers end up with the appropriate partners, the mechanicals are given the opportunity to present their play at court (the famous and funny Pyramus and Thisbe), and Oberon and Titania mend their quarrel. The faeries end the play with a blessing on the palace and all of its occupants, leaving Puck to bid farewell to the audience.
Time: 1550
Place: A place called Athens, and the Celtic Fairy World nearby
Cast
| Theseus | Stephen Jones |
| Hippolyta | Lauren Charlesworth |
| Egeus | Lynn Stradley |
| Lysander | Jeff Frieders |
| Demetrius | Dan Featherston |
| Hermia | Lia Seyman |
| Helena | Jennifer Nelson |
| Philostrate | Samantha Howard |
| Quince | Brett Williams |
| Bottom | James E. Roberts |
| Flute | Galen Howard, Sr. |
| Snout | Jackie Rouse |
| Snug | Michelle Ordonia |
| Starveling | Corrina Nelson |
| Oberon | J. Charlesworth |
| Titania | Katherine Pappa |
| Puck | Trina Palmer |
| Peaseblossom | Sandi Loofborow |
| Moth | Kelsi Grondin |
| Cobweb | Midori Iwata |
| Mustardseed | Elizabeth Sivell |
| Fiddle Fairy | David Riggs |
| Fairy | Mark Gonzales |
| Fairy | Michael Dale |
Production Staff |
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| Director | Luther Hanson |
| Choreography/Assistant Director | Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin |
| Scenic Design | Shawn Weinsheink |
| Lighting Design | EJ Reinagel |
| Costume Design | Nicole Sivell |
| Sound Design | Michael Healey |
| Production Manager | David Harris |
| Technical Director | Stephen Jones |
| Costume Shop Supervisor | Nicole Sivell |
| Assistant Technical Director | Nathan Fleshman |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Lara E. Nall |
| Dance Captains | Kelsi Grondin, Elizabeth Sivell |
| Properties Master | K. Crom Saunders |
| Master Electrician | Caspar Eichin |
| Light Board Operator | Michael Healey |
| Master Carpenter | Caspar Eichin |
| Carpenters | Patrick M. Briggs, Nathan Fleshman |
| Electrician | Daniel Haskett |
| Staff Stitchers | John Crabtree, Elizabeth Todd, Megan Tucker |
| Student Stitchers | Sarah Cohen, Poua Yang |
| Volunteer Stitchers | Kelsi Grondin, Neil Davidson, Orlana M. Klip, Alondra Mendoza, Jason Nott, Trina Palmer Janice Gutshall, Quyen Nguyen, Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin |
| Costume Maintenance | Lenore Justman |
| Wig Stylist/Dresser | Rosey Johnson |
| Festival Coordinators | Luther Hanson, David Harris |
| Intern Program Supervisor | Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin |
| Box Office Supervisor | Anita Thomas |
| Box Office | Cynthia Hawes, Midori Iwata |
| House Manager | Lori Ann DeLappe-Grondin |
| Finance | Robert W. Gore |
| Poster/Postcard Design | Nixa Schell |
| Photography | Bruce Clarke |
| Web Master | Melissa Langley |
| Marketing Consultant | Nancy Mallory |
| Acknowledgements | Teresa Roche, Amber Moran, Christine Nicholson, Penny Meagher, and Kline Music |
| Fiddle Fairy loaned by | Kline Music |