LIVE ANIMALS ON—STAGE

PAST PRODUCTION

A LATE SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 SITE-SPECIFIC BACKYARD PRODUCTION BROOKLYN, NY
Two faerie-lit performers stare through glowing color in A Late Summer Night’s Dream

A late-summer backyard collision of Shakespeare, faerie mischief, firelight, party energy, and Live Animals Onstage’s signature DIY spectacle.

Live Animals Onstage took Shakespeare’s dream logic into a late-summer backyard party: a little messy, a little magical, and lit by the strange glow of a night that refuses to end.

CAST + CREATIVE

CAST

  • Libby Carr DEMETRIUS
  • Jake Eisner LYSANDER
  • Caroline Fairweather* HELENA
  • Fiona Selmi HERMIA
  • Genevieve Carlson TITANIA
  • John Murphy* OBERON
  • Eva Wolfson PUCK
  • Melia Hagino BOTTOM
  • Nadiya Atkinson QUINCE
  • Gabby Mercier FLUTE
  • Onyeka Obi SNUG & MUSTARDSEED
  • Ingrid Song SNOUT
  • Danny DeBare EGEUS
  • Liam Faigen THESEUS
  • Mackenzie Grace COBWEB

CREATIVE

  • Fiona Selmi ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
  • John Murphy ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
  • Maye McPhail PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

*Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

Two faerie partygoers in saturated yellow and green light
Performers gathered near a colorful window in warm light
Backyard party scene from A Late Summer Night’s Dream
Two lovers in close-up under blue and yellow light
A performer reclines near a glowing firepit
Performers gathered in a ritual-like backyard scene
Ensemble gathered in saturated nighttime backyard light
Late summer party atmosphere with performers and audience
Faerie court scene in vivid theatrical light
Puck and the lovers in a backyard playing space
The lovers confront one another under colorful lights
The mechanicals perform in the backyard
Helena seated on a bench beside firelight
Final party image from A Late Summer Night’s Dream
Company gathered at night for A Late Summer Night’s Dream

Production photos by Samori Etienne and Alice Westerman.