On the eve of a royal wedding, four young Athenians flee into the forest in pursuit of true love. In the forest, the lovers fall again and again into love triangles, all while the fairy world of the forest enters into a conflict of its own. In another part of the forest, hopeful players rehearsing for the upcoming wedding become entangled in all the hilarious drama. In one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, we wait on the edge of our seat to see how it will all come to a happy end.
Welcome to A Midsummer Night’s Dream!
From the start, I’ve maintained that this is a play about love.
Lysander says: “the course of true love never did run smooth.”
I love the idea of love being a course, not a fixed point. It’s a path, it changes, it moves, and it’s sometimes rough.
In sonnet 116, Shakespeare says love is “the star to every wand’ring bark” – a guiding light, something to aim at but maybe never actually attainable.
Making theatre is an act of love, and I’m so grateful to everyone involved for going on the journey; for aiming for the stars, even when the way seemed decidedly un-smooth.
And now, dear audience, it’s your turn to join us on this wild adventure…. So Welcome!
♥Amanda
Thank you to the team behind the scenes. To Rinchen, Katie, Dani, Julia, Nez, Teddy – thank you for your creativity, your adaptability, your dedicated work, and commitment to the process. Thank you Jill for a truly delightful collaboration, and to Shea and Cameron for helping make the quick-change magic happen! And thank you to the team supporting the students along the way with your own magic: Sue, Nicole, Andrea, Stephane, Rebecca, Jonathan, Quincy, Audrey, Audrey-Anne, Crystal, Lauren and Julian.
Performing Shakespeare requires an actor to be grounded but not stuck, open but not floppy, prepared and responsive, wildly playful and profoundly serious. To Ainslee, Nikola, Scotia, Rainbow, Brendan, Sophie, Laurel, Kritika and Owen – it’s been a delight to rediscover this play with you, to witness your openness, determined growth, commitment to the work and to each other. Enjoy this part of the journey!
Duration: to be confirmed
Pauline McGibbon Studio
Saint-Denis Campus
5030, Saint-Denis Street, Montreal
The show is in English.
Everything seen on stage and all that goes on behind the scenes is created by 2nd-year students in Production Design and Technical Arts, Set and Costume Design, Residencies and Acting, under the guidance of professional guest artists.
At the National Theatre School of Canada, we believe that theatre should be accessible to everyone. That’s why we are introducing a pay-what-you-can ticketing system, allowing everyone to attend our productions regardless of their financial situation.
Audiences can choose from five ticket categories based on what best suits their circumstances. Each ticket purchased not only supports our programs, but also helps make the theatre more inclusive and accessible to everyone.
The available rates are as follows:
Each ticket purchased not only supports our programs, but also helps make the theatre more inclusive and accessible to everyone.
Scotia BrownerA2
Puck
Owen CarterA2
Nick Bottom, Pyramus
Ainsley DaumlerA2
Hippolyta, Titania
Laurel FifeA2
Lysander, Starveling/Moonshine
Rainbow KesterA2
Egea, Peter Quince
Kritika KhannaA2
Hermia, Snug/Lion
Nikola MasriA2
Oberon, Theseus
Sophie Mae ReppertA2
Helena, Snout/Wall
Brendan RushA2
Demetrius, Flute/Thisbe
Nezren Pittoors-McMahonPDTA3
Lighting Designer
Aylmer, QC
Unceded territory of the Omàmìwininìwag and Anishinabeg
Julia Allehaux
Props Designer
Jill Thomson
Costume Designer
Rinchen DolmaIR1
Assistant Director
Shea SpaffordSCD1
Costume Design Assistant/Dresser
Cameron GillieSCD1
Costume Design Assistant/Dresser
Dani RoyerPDTA2
Production Manager/Technical Director
Katie WebbPDTA2
Stage Manager/Sound Designer
Teddy MacRaePDTA1
Assistant Stage Manger/Crew
Andrea Lundy
Program Director and Production Management
Rebecca Harper
Head of Movement
Lauren Maykut
Head of Voice
Jonathan Patterson
Head of Music
Nicole Moller
Fight Director/Intimacy Coach
Audrey Janelle
Technical Coach
Alexandra Dubé-Girard
Assistant Technical Director
Véronique Pagnoux
Scenic Painting
Julia Metzger
Costume Project Manager
Michael Slack
Costume Project Manager
Hugues Auguste
Costume Workshop Assistant
Floriane Vachon
Wardrobe Storage Supervisor
Audrey-Anne Bouchard
Lighting Design
Julian Smith
Sound Design
Crystal Laffoley
Production Coach
Legend: A Acting, SCD Set and Costume Design, PDTA Production Design & Technical Arts, DIR Directing, PW Playwriting, IR Independent Resident, NP New Pathway, NPR New Pathway Resident // 1 First-year student, 2 Second-year student, 3 Third-year student
The land on which we are gathered has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. It is part of the traditional unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka, whose rich cultural heritage continues to teach us that respect, dialogue and peace are pillars of democratic governance.
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