APRIL 25–28, 2024
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by William Shakespeare
Directed by
Becca Johnson-Spinos Vertical Divider
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Perhaps William Shakespeare’s greatest and most beautiful comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream is full of love, whimsy, and magic. The play revolves around three sets of overlapping characters. There are four warring lovers. Lysander and Hermia are in love, but Hermia's father has betrothed her to Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius, even though he pursues Hermia. Lysander and Hermia escape into the Athenian woods to escape the tyranny of their parents, followed by Demetrius and Helena. When they are discovered by a group of meddling fairies, romantic hijinks ensue. Already within the woods, there is a group of amateur actors - led by the bombastic Nick Bottom - who are rehearsing for a play. There is a fairy couple, Oberon and Titania, who are also at war. Their fairy servants, including the famous Puck, meddle in the affairs of both humans and fairies - mix up love potions, turn people into donkeys, and generally cause chaos. At the end of a long night of magic and merriment, who will love who, and will it seem more real or more like a dream?
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Performance Dates
Thursday, April 25, 7:30pm Friday, April 26, 7:30pm Saturday, April 27, 2pm & 7:30pm Sunday, April 28, 2pm & 6:30pm |
Performance Location
Cox Playhouse 1517 H Ave Plano, TX 75074 |
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THE LOVERS
HERMIA
Amelia Racca Layla Tacazon HELENA Madeline Knoff LYSANDER Apache Browne DEMETRIUS Parker Lindsay |
THE FAIRIES
TITANIA/HIPPOLYTA
Amelia Langley Lauren Wellborn OBERON/THESEUS Brady Beckley Latham Young PUCK Olivia Trippeer Reichen Young CHANGELING BOY Niam Sachdev |
THE RUDE MECHANICALS
NICK BOTTOM
Liam Paynter PETER QUINCE/EGEUS/COBWEB Ryan Kimble FRANCIS FLUTE/MUSTARDSEED Nate Oldham TOM SNOUT/PEASEBLOSSOM Mateo Esmeral ROBIN STARVELING Everett Johnson SNUG/MOTH Paige Kocsis |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream playbill |
Photographs by Jason Johnson-Spinos
Coming soon.
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