DREAM
SUMMARY
Life could be a dream in this fervent and funny new musical inspired by William Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy. It's 1958 and Johnny Angels run rampant, pursued by Runaround Sues. It will take more than Love Potion #9 to sort out this mess! A high spirited romp full of singing, dancing, and all your favourite '50's tunes!
TRAILER
Trailer by Nicholas Porteous
Director’s Notes:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is probably Shakespeare’s most famous comedy. It’s a fun filled romp about love potions, mistaken identities, and fairies turning people into donkeys. It also revolves around some pretty terrible treatment of women which is never really addressed, which makes it problematic for a modern production. The 1950’s felt like the perfect setting to preserve the fun (and include a whole bunch of amazing singing and dancing) but also address some of the gender politics in a small way that felt familiar (unfortunately, perhaps too familiar). The result has been an extraordinary amount of fun with a truly exceptional cast. We hope you enjoy our little Dream!
Highland Arts Theatre Presents DREAM A 1950’s Midsummer Musical
Adapted from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY Wesley J. Colford
MUSIC DIRECTED BY Barb Stetter
CHOREOGRAPHY BY Cynthia Vokey
ASSISTANT DIRECTED BY Hilary Scott
The Cast:
OBERON Paul Gatchell
ROBYN Hilary Scott
HOLLY Margaret MacPherson
SUZIE Katherine Woodford
PATTI Lesley MacLean
NANCY Emily O’Leary
JOHNNY Wesley J. Colford
DIMITRI Matt Earhart
EDDIE Rory Andrews
TAMMY Heather Merrill
The Band:
PIANO Peter MacDonald
GUITAR Doug Johnson
BASS Kevin Colford
DRUMS Ron Leadbeater
SAXAPHONE Russell LeBlanc
SAXAPHONE/FLUTE Barb Stetter
STAGE MANAGER Mary-Jean Doyle
LIGHTING DESIGN Ken Heaton
SOUND TECHNICIAN Steve Wilton
SOUND ASSISTANT Zach Lindon
COSTUME DESIGN Diana MacKinnon-Furlong Hilary Scott
PROPS BY Josie Sobol
SET CONSTRUCTION Kevin Colford
DONKEY CONSTRUCTION Josie Sobol
POSTER DESIGN Hilary Scott
PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Walzak
PRODUCER Wesley J. Colford
Special Thanks:
Todd Hiscock and the Boardmore Playhouse, Jonathan Lewis, Diana Furlong-MacKinnon, Lindsay Thompson, Pam Leader, Nicholas Porteous, Ali MacDougall, Josie Sobol, Duane Nardacchio, Kim Roper, Gabrielle Smith, Janet Eyking, Rob Parsons, Kirk MacNeil.
