By William Shakespeare

Directed by Michael Swartz

July 2010
Under the Stars

Featuring: Joie Bauer, Zack Calhoon*, Tina Marie Connell, Colleen Harris*, Caitlin Kinsella, Jackie LaVanway, Rachel McPhee*, Austin Nixon*, Kane Prestenback*, Michael Raver*, Branson Reese, Christine Sanders, Marnie Schulenburg, Blair Silverman*, Zoe Sjogerman, Me’lissa Smith, Michael Swartz, Chris White* & Doug Williford
*Actors Appear Courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association

Stage Manager: Neen Carmichael
Costume Design: Aubrey Hansen
Lighting Design: Christopher “Shadow” Edwards
Set Design: Zane Enloe

“ … quirks… make the play fun and, furthermore, make this production a different experience from any other Midsummer you’ll see… spend a pleasant evening in a beautiful backyard for a unique performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”- nytheatre.com

* Rated as one of the Top 10 Reviewers Picks on nytheatre.com

“A number of striking performers mark director Michael Swartz’s deft interpretation, bringing to life the aspects of “Midsummer” that make it so enduring….the players owe much, as well, to the space, an enclosed garden full of flowers, earth, and green humidity (not to mention some slyly chameleon-like set pieces by Zane Enloe). Even better, the trees and the players are lit ingeniously by Christopher “Shadow” Edwards, who supplements the tangled web he wove together of candlelight and torches with floodlighting that blends organically into the action and a few concealed electrical lights that brighten or dim to follow the play’s shifting focus.” – Frangolophone Studies Blog

“Fun, really fun!” That’s how my friend Amanda described the show. As I mingled with the audience, that was the prevailing sentiment. Frankly, I can’t think of a better way to characterize it. ..Michael Swartz nimbly directs… and rallies tremendous respect for mustering this kind of insurgent production…The genius in this production is that the actors were enabled to shed the stale vestments of Shakespeare and breathe… This production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is thoroughly gratifying and worth seeing again.”- Duanium Blog

An Interview with the Producers

pictures courtesy Duane Tollison