A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 9, 2020
• Runtime
• 132 min
• Director
• Joseph Haj

A Midsummer Night's Dream — Cast

Lauren Modica Titania / Hippolyta

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Al Espinosa Oberon / Theseus Jimmy Kieffer Puck / Philostrate / Ensemble Royer Bockus Helena William Thomas Hodgson Demetrius

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Nubia Monks Hermia

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Jonathan Luke Stevens Lysander

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Daniel T. Parker Nick Bottom