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[[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', directed by Aaron Posner, from January 26 to March 13, 2016. | [[Folger Theatre|Folger Theatre]] produced William Shakespeare's ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', directed by Aaron Posner, from January 26 to March 13, 2016. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Midsummer 647.jpg|700x700px|Megan Graves (Snug), Desmond Bing (Demetrius), Erin Weaver (Puck), Eric Hissom (Oberon), Betsy Mugavero (Hermia), and Justina Adorno (Starveling), in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood.|alt=|center|thumb]] | ||
== Production == | == Synopsis == | ||
It is easy to lose yourself in the enchanted woods of Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tale. This magical comedy of tangled lovers, mischievous fairies—and a band of players to boot—is given a fresh, new staging by Aaron Posner, with DC favorites Holly Twyford as Bottom and Erin Weaver as Puck. This captivating <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em> is a musical celebration of the follies and foibles of human beings—and not to be missed. | |||
==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. | 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 === | ===Cast=== | ||
* Justina Adorno: Starveling | |||
* Elliott Bales* : Egeus | *Justina Adorno: Starveling | ||
* Desmond Bing: Demetrius | *Elliott Bales* : Egeus | ||
* Adam Wesley Brown*: Lysander | *Desmond Bing: Demetrius | ||
* Caroline Stefanie Clay*: Hippolyta/Titania | *Adam Wesley Brown*: Lysander | ||
* Megan Graves: Snug/Philostrate | *Caroline Stefanie Clay*: Hippolyta/Titania | ||
* Eric Hissom*: Theseus/Oberon | *Megan Graves: Snug/Philostrate | ||
* Betsy | *Eric Hissom*: Theseus/Oberon | ||
* Monique Robinson*: Snout | *Betsy Mugavero*: Hermia | ||
* Richard Ruiz*: Peter Quince | *Monique Robinson*: Snout | ||
* Dani Stoller: Francis Flute | *Richard Ruiz*: Peter Quince | ||
* Holly Twyford*: Nick Bottom | *Dani Stoller: Francis Flute | ||
* Erin Weaver*: Puck | *Holly Twyford*: Nick Bottom | ||
* Kim Wong*: Helena | *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=== | |||
*William Shakespeare, Playwright | |||
*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=== | ||
*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 | |||
* Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer | |||
* Beth Emelson, | *Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer | ||
* David Polk, General Manager | *David Polk, General Manager | ||
* Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager | *Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager | ||
* Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director | *Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director | ||
* Katherine Pitt, Programs Assistant | *Katherine Pitt, Humanities Programs Assistant | ||
==Other media== | |||
Watch the trailer for this production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream."'' | |||
<html5media height="180" width="320">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5wYuePNbKQ</html5media> | |||
==Reviews== | |||
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/midsummer-nights-dream-theres-life-in-the-warhorse-yet/2016/02/02/78a23290-c912-11e5-88ff-e2d1b4289c2f_story.html The Washington Post] | |||
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/midsummer-nights-dream-theres-life-in-the-warhorse-yet/2016/02/02/78a23290-c912-11e5-88ff-e2d1b4289c2f_story.html The Washington Post] | *[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/theater/article/13047557/a-midsummer-nights-dream-at-the-folger-theatre-and-the-gunston-arts-center-reviewed Washington City Paper] | ||
* [http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/theater/article/13047557/a-midsummer-nights-dream-at-the-folger-theatre-and-the-gunston-arts-center-reviewed Washington City Paper] | *[http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/02/01/review-3/ DC Metro Theater Arts] | ||
* [http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2016/02/01/review-3/ DC Metro Theater Arts] | *[http://mdtheatreguide.com/2016/02/theatre-review-a-midsummer-nights-dream-at-folger-theatre/ MD TheatreGuide] | ||
* [http://mdtheatreguide.com/2016/02/theatre-review-a-midsummer-nights-dream-at-folger-theatre/ MD TheatreGuide] | |||
==Image gallery== | ==Image gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File: | File:Midsummer 129.jpg|Erin Weaver (Puck) in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood. | ||
File: | File:Midsummer 399.jpg|Holly Twyford (Bottom) and Caroline Stefanie Clay (Titania) in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' Folger Theatre, 2016. Teresa Wood. | ||
File:Midsummer 484.jpg|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. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category: Folger Theatre]] | [[Category: Folger Theatre]] | ||
[[Category: 21st century]] | [[Category: 21st century]] | ||
[[Category: American theater]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:13, 8 March 2021
Folger Theatre produced William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Aaron Posner, from January 26 to March 13, 2016.
Synopsis
It is easy to lose yourself in the enchanted woods of Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tale. This magical comedy of tangled lovers, mischievous fairies—and a band of players to boot—is given a fresh, new staging by Aaron Posner, with DC favorites Holly Twyford as Bottom and Erin Weaver as Puck. This captivating A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a musical celebration of the follies and foibles of human beings—and not to be missed.
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 Mugavero*: 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
- William Shakespeare, Playwright
- 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
- 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, Associate Artistic Producer
- David Polk, General Manager
- Charles Flye, Theatre Production Manager
- Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
- Katherine Pitt, Humanities Programs 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.
