The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival’s Professional Company returned in August 2021 with a stunning new staging of Shakespeare’s immortal comedy/fantasy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Tlaloc Rivas.
Lost in an enchanted wood, two young couples fall madly in and out of love, while fairies watch their every move and a knockabout acting troupe prepares for an all-important performance before royalty. One of Shakespeare’s most popular and accessible works, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a charming and vibrant evening of theatre.
A Midsummer Night's Dream was performed August 12-29, 2021, in a socially distanced outdoor performance on the Irish Green, outside of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Mandated health & safety protocols were observed for the duration of the Festival.
CAST:
- Peaseblossom/Peter Quince: Jonathan Allsop
- Lysander: Jacob Chan
- Mote/Francis Flute: James Cullinane
- Helena: Teagan Earley
- Nick Bottom: Jason Goff*
- Cobweb/Robin Starveling: Shianne Harrison
- Mustardseed/Tom Snout: Kevin Hauger
- Hippolytus/Titania: Susaan Jamshidi*
- Theseus/Oberon: Cameron Knight*
- Demetrius: Gabe Krut
- Egeus: Laurisa LeSure
- Puck: Sarah Scanlon*
- Hermia: Jordan Taylor
- 1st Fairy/Snug the Joiner: Kendra Turner
* This artist appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
CREW:
- Director: Tlaloc Rivas+
- Stage Manager: Kathy Reynolds*
- Scenic Designer: Marcus Stephens^
- Lighting Designer: Mextly Couzin
- Technical Director: Ken Cole
- Production Manager/Sound Designer: Jennifer Kazmierczak
- Costume Designer: Lynn Holbrook
- Composer: Scotty Arnold
- Properties Master: Michaela Duffy
- Choreographer: Laurisa LeSure
- Ryan Family Producing Artistic Director: Grant Mudge
+ The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
* This artist appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
^ This individual is a member of the United Scenic Artists, Local 829, a union of designers and artists in the entertainment industry.
MORE INFO:
- A Midsummer Night's Dream Digital Program
- Experience Michiana featuring cast members Jason Goff & Kendra Turner, producing artistic director Grant Mudge, and director Tlaloc Rivas (8/5/2021)
- Photo Gallery: Dress Rehearsal for A Midsummer Night's Dream (Photos by Peter Ringenberg, 8/11/2021)
- Shakespearean revival: The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival returns with 'Midsummer' (South Bend Tribune, 8/13/2021)
- Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival is under way (WNDU, 8/26/2021)
- Cast member Teagan Earley on WSBT's HomeTown Living (WSBT, 8/26/2021)
PODCASTS:
The Music of Midsummer, With Scotty Arnold:
"No" is a Gift: Intimacy Direction & More, With Sarah Scanlon:
It's Easier Than You Think: Acting, Directing, and Teaching Shakespeare, With Cameron Knight:
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
- Thursday, August 12, 7:30pm (Preview)
- Friday, August 13, 7:30pm
- Saturday, August 14, 7:30pm
- Sunday, August 15, 7:30pm
- Tuesday, August 17, 7:30pm
- Wednesday, August 18, 7:30pm
- Thursday, August 19, 7:30pm (canceled due to weather)
- Friday, August 20, 7:30pm
- Saturday, August 21, 7:30pm
- Sunday, August 22, 7:30pm
- Tuesday, August 24, 7:30pm (canceled due to weather)
- Wednesday, August 25, 7:30pm (canceled due to weather)
- Thursday, August 26, 7:30pm (canceled due to weather)
- Friday, August 27, 7:30pm
- Saturday, August 28, 7:30pm
- Sunday, August 29, 7:30pm