A Midsummer Night's Dream
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MIDSUMMER information
A Midsummer Night’s Dream—Shakespeare’s enchanting comic tale of love lost and found—presents love in all its glory, warts and all: Love at first sight, innocent love, love twisted by the mind, by lust, by jealousy, by a marriage on the rocks; love that is thrown into chaos by a mischievous fairy’s mistake. Expect gossamer and moonshine—lions and lanterns—original music and magic in the realm of shadows and dreams in this re-telling of Shakespeare's comic revel.
This production will use theatrical haze and strobe effects.
Cast
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Theseus/Oberon | Randryck Lewis |
| Hippolyta/Titania | Catie Councell |
| Philostrate/Puck | Nicole Gabrione* |
| Lysander | Miles Gatrell |
| Demetrius | Greg Walker |
| Hermia | Leela Bassuk* |
| Helena | Maya Bassuk* |
| Egeus/Peter Quince | Will Callan* |
| Nick Bottom | Will Goblirsch |
| Francis Flute | Ben Sulzberger* |
| Tom Snout | Marquise Jackson* |
| Robin Starveling | Rob Petrie* |
| Snug | Vinnie Doud* |
| Blythe | Emmy Palmersheim* |
| Puck's Fairy | Marda Rude* |
| Ensemble | Gracey Murphy*, Jivani Rodriguez*, Maddie Voss*, Shelby Zukin* |
Artistic Team
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | David Lee-Painter |
| Assistant Director | Hunter Menken* |
| Assistant Director and Dramaturg | Morgan Grambo |
| Scenic Designer | Nic Wilson |
| Costume Designer | Catherine Parrott** |
| Assistant Costume Designer | Lindsey Kuhn |
| Lighting Designer | Ted Charles Brown* |
| Assistant Lighting Designer | Ryan McElroy* |
| Sound Designer | Wade Hampton* |
| Assistant Sound Designer | Harry Daley-Young* |
| Assistant Dramaturg | Jacob Glass |
| Stage Manager | Ellen Kane* |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Brillian Qi-Bell* |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is supported in part by the Hunton D. Sellman Classical Theatre Production Fund. This fund was established by Priscilla Sellman (1933 BA Communication and Theatre Arts) in memory of her husband, Hunton D. Sellman, who was a faculty member in the Department of Theatre Arts from 1930 to 1946.
*Undergraduate student. UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.
**Member of the United Scenic Artists, Local 829.
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