A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Theatre, 2016)
Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Aaron Posner, from January 26 to March 13, 2016.
Production
Entertainment unions represented in Folger Theatre productions include The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (**), United Scenic Artists (***), and the Actors' Equity Association (*), which includes members of the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers.
Cast
- Justina Adorno: Starveling
- Elliott Bales* : Egeus
- Desmond Bing: Demetrius
- Adam Wesley Brown*: Lysander
- Caroline Stefanie Clay*: Hippolyta/Titania
- Megan Graves: Snug/Philostrate
- Eric Hissom*: Theseus/Oberon
- Betsy Megavero*: Hermia
- Monique Robinson*: Snout
- Richard Ruiz*: Peter Quince
- Dani Stoller: Francis Flute
- Holly Twyford*: Nick Bottom
- Erin Weaver*: Puck
- Kim Wong*: Helena
Understudies
- Jacqueline Chenault: Mechanicals
- Megan Graves: Hermia/Puck
- Jennifer Hopkins: Titania/Hippolyta/Bottom
- Jeff Keogh: Theseus/Oberon/Egeus
- Lilian Oben: Mechanicals
- Zachary Powell: Demetrius/Lysander
- Scott Alan Small: Peter Quince
- Dani Stoller: Helena
Creative team
- Aaron Posner, Director
- Erika Chong Shuch, Choreographer
- Paige Hathaway, Scenic Design
- Devon Painter, Costume Design
- Jesse Belsky, Lighting Design
- Sarah Pickett, Sound Design and Additional Music
- Andre Pluess, Original Music
- Michele Osherow, Resident Dramaturg
- Daryl Eisenberg, CSA, New York Casting
- Marne Anderson, Production Stage Manager
- Elisabeth Ribar, Assistant Stage Manager
Production team
- Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
- Katharine Pitt, Humanities Programs Assistant
- Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
- Nate Dendy, Magic Consultant
- Cassie Ash, Assistant Director
- Jenna Duncan, Assistant Director
- Elizabeth Brodie, Production Assistant
- Monique Robinson, Dance Captain
- Tony Koehler, Props Master
- Bella Faccia, Inc., Scenic Construction
- Brian Gillick, Tyler Herald, Richard Ouellette, Scenic Painters
- Kate Fulop, Assistant Costume Designer
- Cidney Forkpah, Wardrobe Head
- Mariah Hale, Ansaldo Costumes, Adalia Tonneyck, and Denise Wagner, Costume Construction
- John Brandon Baird, Costume Construction
- James Neylon, Master Electrician
- Amanda Kircher, Light Board Operator
- Brandon Roe, Sound Engineer
- WiT Media, Advertising Agency
- Teresa Wood, Production Photography
- James Kegley, Promotional Photography
- Heather Daniels, Lee Fanning, Mark Fastoso, and APTV, Promotional Video
- WAPAVA, Archival Video
- C2, Open Captioning
Folger Theatre
- Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
- Beth Emelson, Assistant Artistic Producer
- David Polk, General Manager
- Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
- Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
- Katherine Pitt, Programs Assistant
- Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant
Other media
Watch the trailer for this production of A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Reviews
Image gallery
Erin Weaver (Puck) in A Midsummer Night's Dream Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.
Holly Twyford (Bottom) and Caroline Stefanie Clay (Titania) in A Midsummer Night's Dream Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.
Desmond Bing (Demetrius), Kim Wong (Helena, Betsy Mugavero (Hermia), Adam Wesley Brown (Lysander), Eric Hissom (Theseus), and Caroline Stefanie Clay (Hippolyta) in A Midsummer Night's Dream Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.
