SHOW SYNOPSIS
"Fall under the spell of Shakespeare’s most joyful and popular comedy. Filled with magic, humor, music, and spectacle, the merriment unfolds in an enchanted forest where fairies play tricks on unsuspecting lovers and bumbling actors are transformed beyond their wildest dreams. With a magic potion that grants love at first sight, anything can, and does, happen!"
-Source: The Old Globe
"Fall under the spell of Shakespeare’s most joyful and popular comedy. Filled with magic, humor, music, and spectacle, the merriment unfolds in an enchanted forest where fairies play tricks on unsuspecting lovers and bumbling actors are transformed beyond their wildest dreams. With a magic potion that grants love at first sight, anything can, and does, happen!"
-Source: The Old Globe
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
THE COURT
THE LOVERS
THE FAIRIES
THE MECHANICALS
Plus an Ensemble including Attendants, Lords, Ladies, Fairies, a Changeling
THE COURT
- THESEUS, Duke of Athens
- HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
- PHILOSTRATE, an Official in charge of Court Revels
- EGEUS, mother or father of Hermia, and supporter of Demetrius
THE LOVERS
- HERMIA, daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander
- LYSANDER, loved by, and in love with Hermia
- DEMETRIUS, loved by Helena but now in love with and suitor to Hermia
- HELENA, in love with Demetrius
THE FAIRIES
- OBERON, King/Queen of the Fairies
- PUCK, also known as ROBIN Goodfellow, jester and lieutenant to Oberon
- TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies
Fairies attending Titania:- PEASEBLOSSOM
- COBWEB
- MOTH
- MUSTARDSEED
THE MECHANICALS
- Peter or Petra QUINCE, a Carpenter
- Nick or Nicola BOTTOM, a Weaver
- Francis FLUTE, a Bellows Mender
- Tom or Toni SNOUT, a Tinker
- SNUG, a Joiner
- Robin STARVELING, a Tailor
Plus an Ensemble including Attendants, Lords, Ladies, Fairies, a Changeling
