A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

By William Shakespeare, Directed by Maeli Goren
Princeton Summer Theater

A love story in the midst of environmental crisis, reinvented with musical, puppet-filled mayhem.

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Original Music by Allison Spann

Lights by Megan Berry

Set/Technical Direction by Jeffrey Van Velsor

Costumes by Jules Peiperl

Puppets by Toria Sterling

Sound by Naveen Bhatia

Stage Managed by Nora Aguiar

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Featuring Ross Barron, Dylan Blau Edelstein, Maeve Brady, Regan McCall, Justin Ramos, Michael Rosas, Allison Spann, and Chamari White-Mink

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Photos by Alexander Moravcsik

"Goren is a director with a distinct style, and she is skillful in selecting plays that give her sufficient latitude to add and develop her viewpoint. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a fine example, because of its fantasy storyline and characters, and a play-within-a-play. This production features elements which Goren has utilized in the past, including gender-bending casting and the use of puppetry... Goren [rejects] ethereal imagery in favor of a harsher, dystopian aesthetic. In keeping with the ecological theme, a potted plant is the only greenery that disrupts a metallic, sterile tableau. The stage is littered with silver trash cans and buckets, and white detergent bottles form the base of puppets used in the show."

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- Donald H. Sanborn III, Town Topics

Full Review Here