Director Note
I love the works of Shakespeare and I love to watch students perform his words and discover his characters and stories. We have had many fun rehearsals and activities. We learned so much from the Utah High School Shakespeare Competition in Cedar City this fall. It is so nice to finally be here and be able to perform for our family and friends. I believe every actor needs to conquer Shakespeare and once they do so many more doors will open for them. Join us in the forest where we live just on the line between awake and asleep where dreams and fairies come to life. Where mortal judgement becames weak and we trust our hearts more than our minds, this is where A Midsummer Nights Dream lives. Enjoy the show!
Special Thanks to...
Mr. Mike Handy
All of the patrons and families for purchasing anything from our wish list, we could not have done this without your support abd willlingness to donate.
Thank you to the CHS staff who volunteered to help and for all their support.
Thank you to the Bone family
Austin Hull for hanging and focusing lights, rigging, transporting, and building and basically being an amazing support. Truly CHS Theatre could not be what it is without you. You are the GOAT.
Theatre Council for their hard work.
Crystal Flinders for photography, thank you for capturing the memories.
Elder Bronson, and Kenlee for extra help.
Rachel Helwig and Layton High for props.
The Hammond and Shakespear family for finding trees
Shelli and the CHS office staff.
Todd and Brady and the CHS custodial staff
Shanda and all the district theatre teaching team, your support is vital to the arts.
An incredible administration for support of our programs and encouragement.
Thank you Mr. Moore for recording music for us
Stage Crew, for learning quick - You run the show beautifully.
The Cast for long hours, dedication, rehearsing on and off stage. You are an amazing group of artists; watching you grow is the highlight of the show.
Synopsis
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Duke Theseus of Athens and his Amazonian bride Hippolyta. But before the celebration begins, four star-crossed lovers must sort out their own romantic destinies.Hermia and Lysander are deeply in love, but Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius. Demetrius is pursued by Helena, whose passion goes painfully unrequited.When the Duke tells Hermia that she must obey her father or else die or enter a convent, she and Lysander flee into a nearby wood, where they are followed by Demetrius and Helena. In another part of Athens, a group of artisans – or ‘mechanicals’ – are rehearsing a play to be performed at Theseus’ and Hippolyta’s nuptials. The actors are earnest if not very skilful, and they, too, make plans to rendezvous in the same wood. The wood in fact is a magical realm ruled by Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of the fairies. Yet all is not right, even among enchanted creatures. The fairy couple are arguing over custody of an Indian boy, who, like Hippolyta, has been taken far from home.Oberon commands his chief mischief-maker, Puck, to play a wild trick on the queen. But the king’s meddling goes awry, and the Athenians get caught in the crossfire of the fairies’ quarrel.One of the actors, Nick Bottom, undergoes a shocking transformation, and the effect on Titania is anything but expected. Meanwhile, the young lovers are made to suffer the pain of betrayal, but they learn the transformational power of magic and love.
In the end all that was brought to confusion is set right again. The royal wedding party is treated to the mechanicals’ farcical production, a reminder that love – like putting on a play – is best suited for dreamers, poets, and fools.
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