A Midsummer Night's Dream

Production Company
Shakespeare All Year Theatre Society
Producer(s)
Hannah Scott and Bronwen Maeve
Director(s)
Hannah Scott and Bronwen Maeve
Casting Director(s): 
Hannah Scott and Bronwen Maeve
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Theatre / Live Performance
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

Volunteer

Shoot / Performance Date(s)
Rehearsals: Sept. 17th, 19th and 24th, Performance: Sept. 26th
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
1443 West 8th Ave, Vancouver BC
Submission Deadline
Monday, August 31, 2026
Submission Instructions

Please submit to saysociety24@gmail.com
Subject line: DREAM Submission - NAME

Please include:
- Headshot
- Resume
- 30-60 second video reading a piece of Shakespearean text (on-book or off-book)
- Character(s) you are interested in

Project Synopsis
A staged reading of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Actors will perform a pared down production with scripts in hand.
Character 1
Titania/Hippolyta
Age
Open
Gender
Female
Description
Titania - Queen of the Fairies, Hippolyta - Queen of the Amazons, engaged to Theseus
Character 2
Oberon/Theseus
Age
Open
Gender
Male
Description
Oberon - King of the Fairies, Theseus - Duke of Athens
Character 3
Puck
Age
Open
Gender
Open
Description
Trickster fairy and Oberon's servant
Character 4
Helena
Age
Open
Gender
Female
Description
A young Athenian woman, in love with Demetrius
Character 5
Bottom
Age
Open
Gender
Open
Description
Nick Bottom - a weaver, amateur actor, gets turned into a donkey by Puck and Oberon.
Additional Characters

The Lovers (includes Helena)
Hermia - A young Athenian woman, in love with Lysander
Lysander - A young Athenian man, in love with Hermia
Demetrius - A young Athenian man, in love with Hermia, formerly entwined with Helena

The Mechanicals (includes Bottom- to be doubled with the fairy court.
Quince - The leader of the troupe of actors
Flute - A bellows-mender, plays Thisbe
Snout - A tinker, plays Wall and Egeus - Hermia's father
Starveling - A tailor, plays Lion and Moonshine