The Smoking Mirror Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream from Thursday, August 27 to Sunday, September 13 at 3 PM at Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T/New York Theatres. The production is codirected by John Gordon and Ruby Rich.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream weaves together three stories around the wedding of the Duke of Athens. Fleeing arranged marriages and unrequited love, two Athenian couples escape into a magical forest where mischievous fairies manipulate their affections, leading to chaos, mistaken identities, and ultimately, happy endings. A bitter family feud between two gods of the forest–Oberon and Titania–throws both the natural world and human lives into turmoil.
The actors are: Sam Andrews (Snug & Mote), Kaleb Baker (Demetrius), Martin Challinor (Puck), Aaron Cirillo (Lysander), Isabel Criado (Hermia), Robert Daniel (Flute), Catherine Desciak (Hippolyta & Mustardseed), Caroline Feduccia (Starveling & Cobweb), Rosalind Joyce (Snout & Peaseblossom), Julianne Lorndale (Helena), James Mackey (Oberon & Theseus), Abdullah Naser (Nick Bottom), Ruby Rich (Titania), and Tony Savage Thorn (Egeus & Peter Quince).
Tickets are $35 general admission, $25 seniors and $20 students. Running time is 2:15 (plus intermission)
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T/New York Theatres is located at 502 West 53rd Street, NYC
