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Shakespeare on the Mountain:
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Sandi Robertson
June 15-17 & 21-23 2007
At Burritt on the Mountain
Friday Evening, June 15, 7:00pm - (Dinner Theatre option
available)
Saturday Evening, June 16, 7:00pm - (Dinner Theatre option available)
Sunday Evening, June 17, 7:00pm
Thursday Evening, June 21, 7:00pm
Friday Evening, June 22, 7:00pm - (Dinner Theatre option available)
Saturday Evening, June 23, 7:00pm - (Dinner Theatre option available)
In the Bard's comedy of Eros, the plot quickly convolutes as the worlds of the fairy realm, the working class, and courtly Athens collide with fantastically funny results! The escapades of a lovelorn quartet lead them into the magical woodland home of the fairies' quarreling "Royal Family," where King Oberon enlists the mischievous Puck to enchant Queen Titania with a flower compelling one to go mad for the first thing they see upon awakening. Mix in a merry band of players (one of whose head is transformed to that of a jackass - which Titania finds irresistible), and the unrequited love triangles soon become love polygons! Puck himself can only say, and you may well agree, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
as Theseus, Duke of Athens
as Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
as Egeus, father to Hermia
as Lysander, in love with Hermia
as Demetrius, betrothed to and in love with Hermia
as Hermia, daughter to Egeus and betrothed to Demetrius,
but in love with Lysander
as Helena, best friend of Hermia, in love with Demetrius
as Philostrate, master of the revels to Theseus
as Quince, a carpenter
as Snug, a joiner
as Bottom, a weaver
as Flute, a bellows-mender
as Snout, a tinker
as Starveling, a tailor
as Oberon, King of the fairies
as Titania, Queen of the fairies
as Puck, or Robin Goodfellow,
mischievous messenger and agent to Oberon
as Peaseblossom, a fairy
as Cobweb, a fairy
as Moth, a fairy
as Mustardseed, a fairy
Other fairies attending their King and Queen:
TBA
TH Office - 256-536-0807
or
Burritt on the Mountain - 256-536-2882
Theatre Huntsville, formed in 1997 by a merger of The Huntsville Little Theatre (1950-1997) and The Twickenham Repertory Company, Inc. (1979-1997), is a voluntary association, organized under the laws of the State of Alabama as a corporation not for profit. The purpose of Theatre Huntsville is to foster, encourage, strengthen and perpetuate Member and civic interest in the legitimate theater and the dramatic arts, primarily through the production of theatrical performances. We typically present six live theatrical performances at the Von Braun Center Playhouse, as well as smaller programs at various venues in the city and surrounding areas. This includes our popular season extra, Shakespeare on the Mountain, which allows an al fresco outlet for performing works of, or selections from, the Bard as well as other classical authors. Furthermore, Theatre Huntsville endeavors to educate and train its Members, students and other interested members of the community in the areas of acting, direction, sets, lights, sound, make-up, costumes, properties, all other areas of stagecraft, and administrative management of community theater, through discussions, lectures, meetings, workshops, apprenticeships, tutorials, and on-the-job training conducted by members and other qualified personnel.