A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mischief and magic can certainly be dreamy,
just don’t make an ass of yourself…
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent
The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts
April 11 – May 4, 2025
Delve—if you dare—into a forbidden forest on the outskirts of Athens. Can you escape your father’s tyrannical command? Will you find your secret lover? Could you finally land the leading role? Or might you discover something… darker?
Join the Bard’s most colorful cast of characters as they flit, frolic, and stumble their way through the woods, aided by moonlight and magic. Inspired by the club culture of late ‘90s and early ‘00s New York City, Maurice Emmanuel Parent’s invigorating new take on this classic play flips the romantic entanglement of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on its head and brings Shakespeare’s most popular comedy into vivid technicolor.
Whether you seek to guffaw at the mechanicals, tangle with the love quadrangle, or conjure in the fairy court, this production will enchant long-time Shakespeare lovers and newcomers alike.
CONTENT ADVISORY: This production contains adult situations, implied drug use, sexual innuendo, suggestive costumes, and a whole ton of crazy fun fairy magic. In other words, it’s what you should expect from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We recommend that parents consider if this production is appropriate for children under 13.
RUN TIME: One hour and forty minutes, with no intermission.
CAST
CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Designer: Ben Lieberson
Costume Designer: Seth Bodie
Lighting Designer: Brian Lilienthal
Sound Designer: Mackenzie Adamick
Intimacy Director: Olivia Dumaine
Stage Manager: Lisette van den Boogaard*
Asst. Stage Manager: Andrea McAdam
The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal St.
Watertown, MA 02472
Parking: Parking at the Arsenal on the Charles campus is FREE at a centrally located six-floor parking garage.
Transit: Accessed best via the MBTA’s Route 70 bus.
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