In this exciting site-specific staging of Midsummer, the classic Shakespearean shenanigans of lovers, fairies and mechanicals are placed atop the tumultuous landscape of early 2000’s small town Midwestern USA. Featuring gender-bending, drag, and devised music-making galore, this production explores the tensions between fantasy and reality, queerness and “normalcy”, and asks just how powerful dreams can be.
Director
The Dean’s Men | 2024
Team
Production
Anjali Subramanian (Music Director)
Eleni Lefakis (Dramaturg)
Maya Carlos Doyle (Production Manager)
Alasdair Dodd (Stage Manager)
Sam Doepker (Sound Designer)
Eva Schultz (Scenic Designer)
Clara Bennett (Props Designer)
Mamayan Jabateh (Costume Designer)
Carolyn Heinzer (Hair & Makeup Designer)
Christian Beltran (Assistant Director)
Jessie Palmer (Assistant Music Director)
Lee Gutman (Assistant Dramaturg)
Alex Nobert (Assistant Dramaturg)
Mazie Witter (Assistant Production Manager)
Zoe Nelson (Assistant Production Manager)
Lucy Whitehead (Assistant Stage Manager)
Jessie Palmer (Assistant Stage Manager)
Belle Nahoom (Assistant Costume Designer)
Ciara Kinney (Assistant Costume Designer)
Ky Cruz (Assistant Costume Designer)
Anna German (Assistant Hair & Makeup Designer)
Maddy Tavel (Assistant Sound Designer)
Nathalie Lam (Committee Liaison)
Cast
Emma Linderman (Hermia)
Hazel Pasley (Lysander)
Alex Wilson (Helena)
David Wang (Demetrius)
Leonardo Lopez Sarmiento (Theseus)
Kassie Rivera (Hippolyta/Fairy)
Griffin Bonnin Jones (Egeus/Peter Quince)
Harry Franklin (Nick Bottom)
Josiah Rubio (Francis Flute/Mote)
Nora Schultz (Tom Snout/Cobweb)
Juan’Shalyn Ward (Snug/Mustardseed)
Honor Torrance (Robin Starveling/Peaseblossom)
Charlotte Manier (Oberon)
Oliver Zajac (Titania)
Steele Citrone (Robin Goodfellow/Philostrate)
Photo Gallery:
photography by Cassandra Payne-Haas
Jo Selmeczy 