Act V

Act IV

Act III

Act II

Act I

Dramatis Personae

Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey's head, and impish Puck wreaking havoc right and left. What's going on here? It's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare at his most fanciful. The play opens with Theseus, Duke of Athens, preparing for his wedding. Egeus complains to Theseus that his daughter Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius. When Hermia is given the choice between marriage to Demetrius or life as a nun, she and her true love Lysander flee into the forest. Demetrius follows them; and Helena, who loves Demetrius, follows him. Also in the forest are Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, at odds with one another. At Oberon's behest, Puck causes Demetrius to fall in love with Helena -- oops, he missed, that was Lysander instead. Mayhem ensues. In the meantime, a group of bumbling craftsmen rehearses a play. Puck gives one of them, Bottom, the head of an ass and makes Titania fall in love with him. Further hilarity results as Bottom sees nothing at all odd about this. Eventually everything is straightened out, Bottom and the rest "perform" their play, there is a triple wedding, and Puck assures us the whole thing has been a dream. Number of quotes you know: 5 (what fools these mortals be). Useful insults: 19. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden) Cast: Theseus, Duke of Athens – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/204" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mark F. Smith</a> Egeus, father to Hermia; and Snout, a tinker – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Lieder</a> Lysander, in love with Hermia – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">mb</a> Demetrius, in love with Hermia – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2045" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David O'Connell</a> Philostrate, master of the revels – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2297" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Philippa</a> Quince, a carpenter – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1211" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brian Edwards</a> Snug, a joiner – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elizabeth Klett</a> Bottom, a weaver – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/827" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Simon Taylor</a> Flute, a bellows-mender – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2624" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Nicol</a> Starveling, a tailor – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2650" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jessica Miller</a> Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/92" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cori Samuel</a> Hermia, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1066" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Laurie Anne Walden</a> Helena, in love with Demetrius – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rosalind Wills</a> Oberon, king of the fairies – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1469" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit</a> Titania, queen of the fairies – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2756" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Deborah Irving</a> Puck, or Robin Goodfellow – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Karen Savage</a> Peaseblossom – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Larysa Jaworski</a> Cobweb – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2042" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charlene V. Smith</a> Moth – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2481" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alana Jordan</a> Mustardseed – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2610" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Ash Young</a> Stage directions – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1378" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paul Williams</a>&lt; Fairy song composed and performed by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rosalind Wills</a>; performed by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/87" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rosalind Wills</a> and <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Larysa Jaworski</a> Audio edited by Cori Samuel and Laurie Anne Walden

Arts

Magic, fairies, young lovers chasing each other through a forest, a man with a donkey's head, and impish Puck wreaking havoc right and left. What's going on here? It's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare at his most fanciful. The play opens with Theseus, Duke of Athens, preparing for his wedding. Egeus complains to Theseus that his daughter Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius. When Hermia is given the choice between marriage to Demetrius or life as a nun, she and her true love Lysander flee into the forest. Demetrius follows them; and Helena, who loves Demetrius, follows him. Also in the forest are Oberon and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, at odds with one another. At Oberon's behest, Puck causes Demetrius to fall in love with Helena -- oops, he missed, that was Lysander instead. Mayhem ensues. In the meantime, a group of bumbling craftsmen rehearses a play. Puck gives one of them, Bottom, the head of an ass and makes Titania fall in love with him. Further hilarity results as Bottom sees nothing at all odd about this. Eventually everything is straightened out, Bottom and the rest "perform" their play, there is a triple wedding, and Puck assures us the whole thing has been a dream. Number of quotes you know: 5 (what fools these mortals be). Useful insults: 19. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden) Cast: Theseus, Duke of Athens – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/204" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark F. Smith</a> Egeus, father to Hermia; and Snout, a tinker – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1121" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Lieder</a> Lysander, in love with Hermia – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492" rel="noopener noreferrer">mb</a> Demetrius, in love with Hermia – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2045" rel="noopener noreferrer">David O'Connell</a> Philostrate, master of the revels – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2297" rel="noopener noreferrer">Philippa</a> Quince, a carpenter – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1211" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brian Edwards</a> Snug, a joiner – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> Bottom, a weaver – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/827" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Taylor</a> Flute, a bellows-mender – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2624" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Nicol</a> Starveling, a tailor – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2650" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jessica Miller</a> Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/92" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cori Samuel</a> Hermia, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1066" rel="noopener noreferrer">Laurie Anne Walden</a> Helena, in love with Demetrius – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/87" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rosalind Wills</a> Oberon, king of the fairies – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1469" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit</a> Titania, queen of the fairies – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2756" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deborah Irving</a> Puck, or Robin Goodfellow – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103" rel="noopener noreferrer">Karen Savage</a> Peaseblossom – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1154" rel="noopener noreferrer">Larysa Jaworski</a> Cobweb – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2042" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charlene V. Smith</a> Moth – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2481" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alana Jordan</a> Mustardseed – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2610" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jamie Ash Young</a> Stage directions – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1378" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Williams</a>&lt; Fairy song composed and performed by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/87" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rosalind Wills</a>; performed by <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/87" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rosalind Wills</a> and <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1154" rel="noopener noreferrer">Larysa Jaworski</a> Audio edited by Cori Samuel and Laurie Anne Walden

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