A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
AUDITIONS FOR THIS PRODUCTION HAVE BEEN POSTPONED, DATE TBD.
Directed by Elisabeth Campbell
One of the world’s most famous love stories, perhaps even the one of the first romantic comedies, William Shakespeare makes his Levoy Theatre debut with A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When a feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play, their disputes grows. The magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations…anything can happen in a magical moonlit forest…
AUDITION DATES:
TBD
CALLBACK DATES:
TBD
AUDITION INFORMATION:
Please prepare a one-minute classical monologue in the style of the show. Please do NOT perform a monologue from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Be prepared to fill out a conflict sheet at auditions (be as specific as possible about conflicts.) Please make sure you can fully commit to the rehearsal and performance schedules before auditioning.
Walk-ins are always welcomed. This is a non-equity, non-paid production. All roles are available.
Rehearsals will begin mid-July. Rehearsals are typically held on Sundays from 2 pm – 6 pm, Mondays from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Wednesdays from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, and Saturdays in the morning but will be scheduled to suit cast/staff availability. Tech week will run from Saturday, October 3rd through Thursday, October 8th, 2020. No absences will be accepted during tech week or performances. Not all performers will be asked to attend all rehearsals.
If you have any questions, please email production@levoy.net.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
THESEUS – Duke of Athens
HIPPOLYTA – Queen of the Amazons, engaged to Theseus
EGEUS – A nobleman, Hermia’s very strict father
PHILOSTRATE -Theseus’s Master of the Revels
HERMIA – Egeus’ daughter who is in love with Lysander
LYSANDER – a young nobleman, in love with Hermia
DEMETRIUS – a young nobleman, in love with Hermia (used to be in love with Helena)
HELENA – in love with Demetrius
PETER QUINCE – a mechanical (carpenter)
NICK BOTTOM – a mechanical (weaver), and amateur actor
FRANCIS FLUTE – a mechanical (bellows-mender)
TOM SNOUT – a mechanical (tinker)
ROBIN STARVELING – a mechanical (tailor)
SNUG – a mechanical (joiner)
OBERON – King of the Fairies
TITANIA – Queen of the Fairies
PUCK – a mischievous fairy who works for Puck
PEASEBLOSSOM – one of Titania’s Fairies
COBWEB – one of Titania’s Fairies
MOTH – one of Titania’s Fairies
MUSTARDSEED – one of Titania’s Fairies
Fairies – there is a possibility of adding more fairies for Oberon and Titania