A Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's most popular play. It is also his funniest. The play is about love. All the characters in the play, both the human ones and the not so human ones are in love. Or want to be in love. Or try to be in love. Or try to stop others from being in love. Or become jealous, or hateful, or just generally mixed up because of love. "The course of true love never did run smooth" pretty well summarizes the actions of the play, and it is Puck who has the best description of human beings when they are caught up in the magic of this strange emotion. "Lord what fool these mortals be."
Winter 1990 Production
By William Shakespeare
Directed by: William Chadwick
Performances: March 20, 23, 24, 1990
Venue: Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building
Cast
Hippolyta/Titania - Anne Hoselton
Theseus/Oberon - Sean Saunders
Egeus - Dave Brown
Lysander - Bernard Kearney
Demetrius - Craig Mason
Hermia - Christine Brubacker
Helena Darlene Spencer
Bottom - Marvin Hinz
Quince - Alanna McLean
Flute/Thisby - Darren McCaffery
Snout/Wall - Randy Streich
Starveling/Moon - Marc Colavincenzo
Snug/Lion - Michael Albert
Puck - Cathy Janzen
Hippoltya's/Titania's Attendants - Irene Binstock
Hippoltya's/Titania's Attendants - Naomi Sneickus
Hippoltya's/Titania's Attendants - Sara Smith
Hippoltya's/Titania's Attendants - Tanya Ross
Theseus's/Oberon's Attendants - John Salvini
Theseus's/Oberon's Attendants - Sam Kassa
Theseus's/Oberon's Attendants - Bev Haffner
Philostrate - Jane Hammond
Changeling Boy - Holly Bristow
Production
Director - William Chadwick
Costume Co-Ordinator - Marian Marshall
Lighting Design - Craig Smith
Stage Manager - Paula Steffler
Assistant Stage Managers - Karen Morton & Briana Wherry
Props - Irene Binstock
Michael McGinn
Sound - Pam Weeks
Lighting Board Operator - Simon Foote
Publicity - Marjorie Bruce
Painting & Set Construction -Drama 244 Class
Special Thanks
UW Theatre Centre
Teresa Desantis
Collins House of Formals, Waterloo
Imperial Optical Company
Sue Birtch
East Side Mario's
Karen Tuddenham
Barb & Michael Steffler