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 A Midsummer Night's Dream
by Benjamin Britten
Libretto adapted from William Shakespeare
By Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
Premiered: Aldeburgh, Suffolk, June 1960
November 11, 12, 18, 19 at 8:00pm
with opera insights at 7:00pm
Conductor: David Effron
Stage Director: Colin Graham
Designer: C. David Higgins
(Click here to see C. David Higgins' Costume Drawings)
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CAST INFORMATION
(In order of appearance)
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| Cobweb, one of the Fairies
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Tony Ponella
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| Mustardseed
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Nick Heinzen
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| Peaseblossom
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Chloe Strauss
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| Moth
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Cameron Butler
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| Puck, or Robin Goodfellow
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Christopher Nachtrab |
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| Oberon, King of the Fairies
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Daniel Bubeck
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Matthew Burton |
| Tytania, Queen of the Fairies
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Natalie Ford
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Elizabeth Koontz |
| The Indian Boy, her page
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Andrew Lile
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| Lysander, in love with Hermia
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Garth Eppley
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Joshua Witener |
| Hermia, in love with Lysander |
Kristin Brouwer
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Sarah Mabary |
| Demetrius, engaged to Helena but chasing Hermia
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Christopher Bolduc
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Robert Brandt |
| Helena, in love with Demetrius
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Eileen Marie Bora |
Jenny Searles |
| Peter Quince, a carpenter |
Nathan Baer |
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| Nick Bottom, a weaver
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Greg Brooks |
Robert Samels |
| Francis Flute, a bellows-mender
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Matthew Latta |
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| Robin Starveling, a tailor |
Chad Jewsbury
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| Tom Snout, a tinker
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Carmund White |
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| Snug, a joiner
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Adam Cioffari
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| Theseus, Duke of Athens
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John Paul Huckle |
Kevin Murphy |
| Hippolita, Queen of the Amazons,
betrothed of Theseus
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Lisa LaFleur |
Meghann Vaughn |
| Philostrate, Master of Ceremonies
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James Salisbury
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| Chorus of Fairies |
Evie Bauman, Lynn Bauman , Erin Davidson,
Lois Moon, Elizabeth Nixon,
Robbie Plecher, Sydney Smith, Emma Walters
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