A Midsummer Night’s Dream


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November 1, 2014 – December 7, 2014

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Perhaps the theatre’s first “fairy tale”, Shakespeare’s lyrical comedy weaves together a trio of stories set in a magical wood. During the course of a moonlit evening, four young lovers escape to the forest on a fantastic adventure, changing them forever.

“charming” “Midsummer’s magic”Classical Voice of North Carolina

“sweep[s] away all previous notions of Midsummer”The News & Observer

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Oct 18 2014

About The Bard

William Shakespeare’s origins are obscure but the little evidence that we have suggests that he was christened in Stratford-on-Avon, April 26, 1564...

Dec 4 2014

A Conversation with A Midsummer Night's Dream's Ray Dooley and Zachary Fine

Perhaps the theatre’s first “fairy tale”, Shakespeare’s lyrical comedy weaves together a trio of stories set in a magical wood. During the course of a moonlit evening, four young lovers escape to the forest on a fantastic adventure, changing them forever. “charming” “Midsummer’s magic”Classical Voice of North Carolina “sweep[s] away all previous notions of Midsummer”The… Read more »

Dec 2 2014

A Midsummer Night's Dream's Ray Dooley

If you’ve been with us before, then you likely already know Ray Dooley‘s work. This season marks Ray’s 25th anniversary as a company member of PlayMakers...

Oct 31 2014

Introducing Shana Cooper

Shana Cooper makes her PlayMakers’ directorial debut with A Midsummer Night’s Dream...

Oct 30 2014

Creating Lighting Designs

Theater design of all types often begins by thinking about metaphors. As designers we try to get to the heart of what the playwright is saying...

Oct 16 2014

"A Midsummer Night's Dream": Part 2

The critic Northrup Frye in “The Mythos of Spring” forcefully articulated this contrast between imagination and authority. Frye points out...

Oct 15 2014

"A Midsummer Night's Dream": Part 1

Both James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream trade upon the familiar...

Mar 12 2014

More On What We Have In Store Next Season

We are excited to open the Mainstage Season with the brilliant new comedy by Christopher Durang, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Three siblings collide...

REVIEWS

By Robert McNeely
The Daily Tar Heel
November 17, 2014
 
By Susie Potter
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
November 14, 2014
 
By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
The Herald Sun
November 13, 2014
 
By Kate Dobbs Ariail
CVNC
November 8, 2014
 
By Roy C. Dicks
The News & Observer
November 10, 2014

 

NEWS

By D. G. Martin
The Herald Sun
November 12, 2014
 
Hosted by D. G. Martin
WCHL
November 14, 2014
 
Hosted by D. G. Martin
Interview with Joseph Haj, Lisa Brescia and Lisa Birnbaum
WCHL
November 1, 2014

 
By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
The Herald Sun
November 6, 2014
 
By Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
November 4, 2014
 
By Robert McNeely
The Daily Tar Heel
October 31, 2014
 
Indy Week
October 29, 2014

Artists

Allison Altman
Actor

Lisa Birnbaum
Actor

Myles Bullock
Actor

Katie Chelena
Actor

Abigail Coryell
Actor

Benjamin Curns
Actor

Gregory DeCandia
Actor

Ray Dooley
Actor

Zack Fine
Actor, Director, Playwright

Julie Fishell
Actor

William Hughes
Actor

Kathryn Hunter-Williams
Actor

Sehee Lee
Actor

Schuyler Scott Mastain
Actor

Arielle Yoder
Actor

Shana Cooper
Director

Robert Dagit
Creative Team

Josh Epstein
Creative Team

John Patrick
Creative Team

Sarah Smiley
Creative Team

Nicola Vann
Creative Team

Adam Versényi
Creative Team

Marion Williams
Creative Team

William Shakespeare
Playwright