
A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Natasha Thompson
WHEN:
Sunday 10/26 @ 7:30 PM
Monday 10/27 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday 10/26 @ 7:30 PM
Monday 10/27 @ 7:30 PM
WHERE:
Village Playbox
First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights
28 7th Ave, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
Village Playbox
First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights
28 7th Ave, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
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TRANSPARENCY:
• Village Playbox is a non-union community theatre group. This is an unpaid, all-volunteer production.
• ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE
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SETTING:
An abandoned park somewhere on the East Coast in the 90s
An abandoned park somewhere on the East Coast in the 90s
SCRIPT:
Folger Shakespeare Library's version (pared down)
Folger Shakespeare Library's version (pared down)
SYNOPSIS:
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with comic results. In the city, Theseus, Duke of Athens, is to marry Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. A theatrical troupe of rude mechanicals (Bottom the Weaver and his friends) rehearse a play they hope to stage for the wedding celebrations.
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with comic results. In the city, Theseus, Duke of Athens, is to marry Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. A theatrical troupe of rude mechanicals (Bottom the Weaver and his friends) rehearse a play they hope to stage for the wedding celebrations.
Four young Athenians are in a romantic tangle. Lysander and Demetrius love Hermia; she loves Lysander and her friend Helena loves Demetrius. Hermia’s father, Egeus, commands Hermia to marry Demetrius, and Theseus supports the father’s right. All four young Athenians end up in the woods, where Puck (who serves the fairy king Oberon), puts flower juice on the eyes of Lysander, and then Demetrius, unintentionally causing both to love Helena. Oberon, who is quarreling with his wife, Titania, uses the flower juice on her eyes. She falls in love with Bottom, who now, thanks to Puck, wears an ass’s head.
As the lovers sleep, the mischievous Puck restores Lysander’s love for Hermia, so that now each young woman is matched with the man she loves. Oberon disenchants Titania and removes Bottom’s ass’s head. The two young couples join the royal couple in getting married, and Bottom rejoins his friends to perform the play.
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PREPARATION:
• Carefully review all of the information found on the Audition Information document prior to arrival at auditions: https://bit.ly/MIDSUMMER-Auditions
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*IMPORTANT DATES*
NOTE: All rehearsals & performances will take place at Village Playbox. Be prepared to report ALL conflicts at the time of the audition. Actors are REQUIRED to attend all Tech & Performance dates.
READ-THROUGH:
Sunday 11/2 @ 6:30 PM
Sunday 11/2 @ 6:30 PM
REHEARSALS:
Beginning 11/2
Sundays @ 6:30 PM
Mondays & Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
Beginning 11/2
Sundays @ 6:30 PM
Mondays & Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM
TECH WEEK [*ALL DATES REQUIRED*]:
Sunday 2/1 through Thursday 2/5
Sunday 2/1 through Thursday 2/5
PERFORMANCES [*ALL DATES REQUIRED*]:
Friday 2/6 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 2/7 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday 2/8 @ 3:00 PM
Friday 2/13 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 2/14 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday 2/15 @ 3:00 PM
Friday 2/20 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 2/21 @ 8:00 PM
Friday 2/6 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 2/7 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday 2/8 @ 3:00 PM
Friday 2/13 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 2/14 @ 8:00 PM
Sunday 2/15 @ 3:00 PM
Friday 2/20 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday 2/21 @ 8:00 PM
STRIKE [ALL HANDS ON DECK]
Sunday 2/22
Sunday 2/22
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Individuals requesting accommodations should email info@villageplaybox.org as soon as possible.