The Players' Club, The University of Michigan-Dearborn

The University of Michigan-Dearborn
Campus Writing Center
presents
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare

starring
Miranda Bostic    Bethany Bray    Scott Chapman    John Gillespie
Matthew Hakim    Nick Hamblin    Brandon Hayes
Nora Kassner    Johanna Lesch    Dorothy McLeer    Lori McMenamin
Sarah McMenamin    Eric Reasons    Lauren Russette
Jay Savage    Randy Woodland    Nathaniel Wright    Tami Younis

producers:
Bethany Bray    Brandon Hayes    Lori McMenamin

director:
Brandon Hayes

assistant directors:
Eric Reasons    Nathaniel Wright    Randy Woodland

Dedicated to Linda Adler-Kassner

Cast (in order of appearance)

THESEUS - Matthew Hakim

HIPPOLYTA - Lauren Russette

EGEUS - Randy Woodland

HERMIA - Bethany Bray

LYSANDER - Brandon Hayes

DEMETRIUS - Jay Savage

HELENA - Miranda Bostic

QUINCE - Dorothy McLeer

BOTTOM - Eric Reasons

FLUTE - Nick Hamblin

STARVELING - John Gillespie

SNOUT - Tami Younis

SNUG - Scott Chapman

OBERON - Matthew Hakim

TITANIA - Lauren Russette

PUCK - Nathaniel Wright

MOTH - Lori McMenamin

PEASEBLOSSOM - Nora Kassner

COBWEB - Sarah McMenamin

MUSTARDSEED - Johanna Lesch

MOONSHINE'S DOG - Viola

dialogue coach:
Randy Woodland

lighting:
Jay Savage

scenic design:
Jens Jensen

house manager:
Michelle Megret

usher:
Stephane Megret

refreshments:
Tami Younis
Lauren Russette

thank you to
David James
Roger Loeb
Mary Kay Carter
John Ellison
Mr & Mrs McMenamin
Larry
Filario
The UM-D Honors Program

Live Production Photos
by Wendy Jones & Jeff Layson

Dorothy McLeer as Quince, Eric Reasons as Bottom, Scott Chapman as Snug, John Gillespie as Snug, Tami Younis as Snout, Nick Hamblin as Flute, Miranda Bostic as Helena

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Sarah McMenamin as Cobweb, Nora Kassner as Peaseblossom, Lori McMenamin as Moth, Lauren Russette as Titania, Johanna Lesch as Mustardseed

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Lori McMenamin as Moth, Nathaniel Wright as Puck

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Nathaniel Wright as Puck, Lori McMenamin as Moth

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Waiting in the Wings:
Brandon Hayes, Bethany Bray, Johanna Lesch, Viola, Nora Kassner, Sarah McMenamin, Lori McMenamin, Nathaniel Wright

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Lauren Russette as Titania, Eric Reasons as Bottom, Nora Kassner as Peaseblossom, Sarah McMenamin as Cobweb, Lori McMenamin as Moth

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Nick Hamblin as Thisbe, Scott Chapman as Lion, John Gillespie as Moonshine, Viola as Moonshine’s Dog, Tami Younis as Wall, Eric Reasons as Pyramus

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Nick Hamblin as Thisbe, Eric Reasons as Pyramus

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Curtain Call:
Lauren Russette, Nathaniel Wright, Matthew Hakim, Scott Chapman, Tami Younis, Bethany Bray, Brandon Hayes

				"these things seem small and undistinguishable"



	The University of Michigan-Dearborn Players’ Club A Midsummer Night's Dream: June 21, 2000 The University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus Writing Center presents A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare starring Miranda Bostic Bethany Bray Scott Chapman John Gillespie Matthew Hakim Nick Hamblin Brandon Hayes Nora Kassner Johanna Lesch Dorothy McLeer Lori McMenamin Sarah McMenamin Eric Reasons Lauren Russette Jay Savage Randy Woodland Nathaniel Wright Tami Younis producers: Bethany Bray Brandon Hayes Lori McMenamin director: Brandon Hayes assistant directors: Eric Reasons Nathaniel Wright Randy Woodland Dedicated to Linda Adler-Kassner Cast (in order of appearance) THESEUS - Matthew Hakim HIPPOLYTA - Lauren Russette EGEUS - Randy Woodland HERMIA - Bethany Bray LYSANDER - Brandon Hayes DEMETRIUS - Jay Savage HELENA - Miranda Bostic QUINCE - Dorothy McLeer BOTTOM - Eric Reasons FLUTE - Nick Hamblin STARVELING - John Gillespie SNOUT - Tami Younis SNUG - Scott Chapman OBERON - Matthew Hakim TITANIA - Lauren Russette PUCK - Nathaniel Wright MOTH - Lori McMenamin PEASEBLOSSOM - Nora Kassner COBWEB - Sarah McMenamin MUSTARDSEED - Johanna Lesch MOONSHINE'S DOG - Viola dialogue coach: Randy Woodland lighting: Jay Savage scenic design: Jens Jensen house manager: Michelle Megret usher: Stephane Megret refreshments: Tami Younis Lauren Russette thank you to David James Roger Loeb Mary Kay Carter John Ellison Mr & Mrs McMenamin Larry Filario The UM-D Honors Program Live Production Photos by Wendy Jones & Jeff Layson Dorothy McLeer as Quince, Eric Reasons as Bottom, Scott Chapman as Snug, John Gillespie as Snug, Tami Younis as Snout, Nick Hamblin as Flute, Miranda Bostic as Helena ~ Sarah McMenamin as Cobweb, Nora Kassner as Peaseblossom, Lori McMenamin as Moth, Lauren Russette as Titania, Johanna Lesch as Mustardseed ~ Lori McMenamin as Moth, Nathaniel Wright as Puck ~ Nathaniel Wright as Puck, Lori McMenamin as Moth ~ Waiting in the Wings: Brandon Hayes, Bethany Bray, Johanna Lesch, Viola, Nora Kassner, Sarah McMenamin, Lori McMenamin, Nathaniel Wright ~ Lauren Russette as Titania, Eric Reasons as Bottom, Nora Kassner as Peaseblossom, Sarah McMenamin as Cobweb, Lori McMenamin as Moth ~ Nick Hamblin as Thisbe, Scott Chapman as Lion, John Gillespie as Moonshine, Viola as Moonshine’s Dog, Tami Younis as Wall, Eric Reasons as Pyramus ~ Nick Hamblin as Thisbe, Eric Reasons as Pyramus ~ Curtain Call: Lauren Russette, Nathaniel Wright, Matthew Hakim, Scott Chapman, Tami Younis, Bethany Bray, Brandon Hayes Director's Note... Tonight's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream was a truly 'workshopped' production. We began with the full text of the play and a 'rough and ready' cast, both of which changed throughout the rehearsal period. At times I felt like Peter Quince because of the many difficulties (right up to and including a rained-out dress rehearsal) that we experienced during the mounting of the first theatrical production at UM-D in many years. We began streamlining the text and production to suit the actors and our staging. This included the last minute addition of former UM-D student, Jay Savage, to the cast in the role of Demetrius. No single member of the cast or production team can be fully credited with direction, costume design, or makeup design. These grew out of the production itself. If the design seems a little too eclectic, we won't apologize because A Midsummer Night's Dream is a very diverse play. In it, Shakespeare has pieced together bits of classical and British mythology, English workingman's jargon, and sundry thematic inspirations...as have we in this production. So, much in the tradition of the 'rustic mechanicals,' we present for you A Midsummer Night's Dream. B. Hayes June 21, 2000			the players' club the calendar the club the constitution the players the productions faith the importance of being earnest the country wife pushing daisies the vagina monologues bathroom humor angels in america lysistrata twelfth night much ado about nothing midsummer night's dream staged readings copenhagen and so it began... the vagina monologues fundraisers shakespearean formal halloween fundraisers ann arbor events faith contact & f.a.q. photo archive
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