Comedy
by William Shakespeare
July 14 – 30, 2022
All shows at 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 14
Friday, July 15
Saturday, July 16
Wednesday, July 20 (value night)
Thursday, July 21
Friday, July 22
Saturday, July 23
Wednesday, July 27 (value night)
Thursday, July 28
Friday, July 29
Saturday, July 30
Runtime: Two hours and 25 minutes,
including one 15 minute intermission
Four love-drunk teens, escaped from the confines of an oppressive regime, caught in a dispute of increasingly magical proportions. A posse of wannabe actors, determined to put on a play against the odds. The Fairy Queen and King at war. And one wild spirit hell-bent on causing as much havoc as possible. What could possibly go wrong? In this well-loved work by William Shakespeare, love is found and lost and found again in the magic of the woods. The ensuing antics are as fantastical and wild as a dream, and just as captivating.
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He was born on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successful local businessman and his mother was the daughter of a landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.
Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories and these works remain regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights.
He wrote about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world. and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
Brandon Haut as Theseus / Oberon
Brittany Haut as Hippolyta / Titania
Michelle White as Puck / Philostrate
William Molitor as Egeus / Quince
Jenny Kosek as Hermia
Michael Phelan as Demetrius
Sydney Faris as Helena
Christopher Orth as Lysander
Nicholas Callan Haubner as Nick Bottom
William Kastner as Flute / Cobweb
Stephanie Demyun Smith as Starveling
Jim Mallmann as Snug
Ralph Frattura as Snout
Anastasia Wild as Peaseblossom
Mya Bialozynski as Moth
Director: Dustin J. Martin
Stage Managers: Merry Jeager
Set Designer: Christopher Kurtz
Set Builder: Scott Fudali
Costume Designer: Claire Kinder
Lighting and Sound Designer: Chris Meissner
Properties Designer: Shawn Spellman
