A Little Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
One of Shakespeare’s most famous, magical, and romantic comedies—performed in just 90 minutes by a cast of local high school students.
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THE CAST
M.T. Gearty
Child
M.T. Gearty
Tess Hintelmann
Child
Tess Hintelmann
Julian Sarin
Child
Julian Sarin
Jordan Owens
Theseus
Jordan Owens
Jolie Shave
Hippolyta
Jolie Shave
Kaylee DeFreitas
Egeus
Kaylee DeFreitas
Sanjana Akula
Hermia
Sanjana Akula
Max Portman
Lysander
Max Portman
Myles Columbo
Demetrius
Myles Columbo
Elizabeth Sayko
Helena
Elizabeth Sayko
Alyssa Rogers
Quince
Alyssa Rogers
Patrick Monaghan
Patrick Monaghan is incredibly excited to be a part of his third Two River production. Patrick previously enjoyed participating in Two River’s “A Little Shakespeare” productions of As You Like It and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other credits include Laertes in “Scenes from Hamlet” with the Bradley Beach Arts Council and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing at Red Bank Regional High School, where he is a senior and drama major. He would like to thank Two River Theater for this wonderful opportunity.
Jonathon Ahl
Flute
Jonathon Ahl
Cristina Medlin
Starveling
Cristina Medlin
Emma Mueller
Snout
Emma Mueller
Isabel Wallace
Snug
Isabel Wallace
Christina Ruivivar
Puck
Christina Ruivivar
Zack Sabat
Oberon
Zack Sabat
Justin Giegerich
Oberon
Justin Giegerich
Raquel Diaz
Titania
Raquel Diaz
THE CREATIVES
Adaptor / Director
Jason McDowell-Green
Jason McDowell-Green
Jason McDowell-Green is the Director of the Professional Training Program at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Recent work has been seen with The Old Globe Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Huntington Theater, The Guthrie Theater, Two River Theater, and the Atlantic Theatre School. He is an alumnus of The Acting Company where he toured for two years with productions of Romeo and Juliet and The Comedy of Errors. His production of Be The Dog (adapted from How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers) played to sold-out audiences at the New York International Fringe Festival. His training comes from Boston University, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and A.C.T.
Scenic Designer
Jason Sherwood
Jason Sherwood
Jason Sherwood is a Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Design Award nominee. He recently designed Sam Smith’s Arena World Tour, and TV appearances (including Grammys, Brits, SNL).Off-Broadway: New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Realm, 59E59, and The Flea. Regional: The Old Globe, Signature Theatre, Denver Center, Shakespeare Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, the Alliance, among others. Upcoming: This Ain’t No Disco at the Atlantic, production design for The People’s Choice Awards on E!. NYU grad. Instagram: @JasonSherwoodDesign
Costume Designer
Kristina Sneshkoff
Kristina Sneshkoff
Lighting Designer
David A. Sexton
David A. Sexton
David A. Sexton is a Brooklyn based designer who’s been working with Two River on ‘Little Shakes’ for the past three seasons. Selected credits include: The Plough and The Stars (Abbey Theatre Company, North American Tour), Doubt, White Christmas (Ocean State Theater Company), Stuff Nobody Likes (F*it Club), Silken Veils and Solider Bear (Philadelphia Fringe), A Chorus Line, West Side Story (Cortland Rep), Chicago, Singing in the Rain (Park Playhouse), Spelling Bee (Algonquin Arts), Cabaret, Bring It On (Broadway Workshop), Romeo and Juliet, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Quintessence Theatre Group). Winner of the SALT award and NY Innovative Theater Award. www.davidasexton.com
Sound Designer
Eliot Davoren
Eliot Davoren
Eliot Davoren New York: Our Town (CSC), Blue Window (CSC), Collin Quinn – A New York Story (Cherry Lane), Light and Shadow (Gene Frankel), Rum For Sale (Signature), The Feast (The Flea), Fifth Planet (Lincoln Center Education), O.Rex (New Alchemical). Other: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Little Shakes – Two River), The Universe is a Small Hat (Sarah Lawrence), Skin of Our Teeth (Fordham), The Peculiar Patriot (Penumbra), The Guadalupe (Chautauqua Theater Company.) www.ElliotDavorenSound.com
Technical Director
John VanRoosendaal
John VanRoosendaal
Properties
Jeanette Mieses
Jeanette Mieses
Scenic Associate
Mia Cook
Mia Cook
Stage Manager
Kat Rother
Kat Rother
Kat Rother is excited to be back at Two River Theater after stage managing A Little Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the spring. Previous production stage management credits include Little Shop of Horrors (Sharon Playhouse), Merrily We Roll Along (Sharon Playhouse), My Fair Lady (Sharon Playhouse), and the touring production of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Two Beans Productions/ TheatreWorks, USA). Additional credits include: Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2, &3) (PA- The Public Theatre), Pentecost (ASM- PTP/NYC) and Antigona (SM – Noche Flamenca).
Assistant Director
Annie Zucker
Annie Zucker
Assistant Stage Manager
Sam Abate
Sam Abate
Kelsey Butler
Kelsey Butler
Sound Assistant
Scott Pendell
Scott Pendell
Costume Assistant