Production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Needs Actors
Directors are currently in need of performers for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" play. More details are below. About the play: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most popular and widely performed plays. Additional information: Location: Belleville, ON. Singing ability is not a MUST. There is a battle pantomime that will require some physicality for some players.
23 roles
The Athenian. Duke of Athens
The Athenian. Queen of the Amazons.
The Athenian. In love with Lysander.
The Athenian. In love with Demetrius.
The Athenian. In love with Hermia.
The Athenian. Suitor to Hermia.
The Athenian. Hermia's father.
The Athenian. Theseus' Master of Revels.
The Mechanical. A carpenter, their director and speaks the prologue.
The Mechanical. A weaver, plays 'Pyramus'.
The Mechanical. A bellows-mender, plays 'Thisbe'.
The Mechanical. A joiner, plays 'Lion'.
The Mechanical. A tinker, plays 'Wall'.
The Mechanical. A tailor, plays 'Moonshine'.
The Fairie. King of the Fairies.
The Fairie. Queen of the Fairies.
The Fairie. Oberon's knavish sprite.
The Fairie. Servant to Titania.
The Fairie. Servant to Titania.
The Fairie. Servant to Titania.
The Fairie. Servant to Titania.
The Fairie. Servant to Titania.
The Fairie. A ward of Titania.