*William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream* Translated by Jeff Whitty *Produced by Chagrin Arts at Solon Community Park August 6-7 and August 13-14* *Directed by Derdriu Ring* Last call for Mischievous Fairies and Rude Mechanicals to be included in this magical production! *Please create your video audition horizontally in HD. * State your name, your preferred pronouns and dazzle us with a 2 minute classical monologue a 16 bar a capella song which can be as simple as "Happy Birthday" *Submit your audition ( resume and headshot a plus but not required) to *Megan Mingus at mmingus@chagrinarts.org* by April 19 at 11:59 pm.* . *Submissions from actors of any race, ethnicity, disability status, gender or gender identity are encouraged. * *This is a paying gig and actors will be paid at the final performance.* *Callbacks: *April 21 6-9 pm and May 1 6-9 pm at Chagrin Arts, 88 North Main Street in Chagrin Falls *Rehearsal Dates : *June 27 through August 5th time tbd at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 7169 SOM Center Road in Solon Cast Breakdown Theseus (also plays Oberon) Male-identifying.The Duke of Athens, has recently won a war against the Amazons, and to reward himself for his victory is going to marry their queen Hippolyta, whether she likes it or not. Egeus (also plays Fairy) All genders. A courtier at Theseus’s court and his master of revels. Philostrate (also plays Puck) All genders. Theseus’s Master of the Revels. The Duke sends him to encourage everybody in Athens to celebrate his wedding and have a festive time during the four days leading up to the ceremony. Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons (Also plays Titania) Female-Identifying. Having been defeated in battle by Theseus, she is now betrothed to him. Lysander Male-identifying. A young man of Athens, of good family and fortune. Demetrius Male-identifying. Not the most admirable of young men. Having wooed Helena and won her heart, he shifts his attentions to Hermia, who will have none of him, but whose father favors him. Hermia Female Identifying. Egeus’s daughter. In love with Lysander, she refuses to marry Demetrius despite the threat of death for her refusal. *Rude Mechanicals/Parks and Recreation Workers* Helena Female Identifying. A young lady of Athens. She was wooed and rejected by Demetrius and remains in love with him. Peter Quince All genders. A carpenter with literary pretensions who organizes some fellow workers into preparing a play he has written to present to Theseus and Hippolyta on their wedding day (in which he presents the Prologue). NickBottom Male Identifying-The weaver, a take-charge sort of person, who wishes to play all the parts he can in Quince’s play. Francis Flute ( also plays Cobweb) All genders. A bellows-mender, a young person whose facial hair is only just beginning to grow. Tom Snout ( also plays Peaseblossom) All genders. A tinker cast as Pyramus’s father and the Wall in Quince’s play. Snug ( Also plays 2nd Fairy and Moth) All Genders. The joiner is not the most quick-witted of fellows, and is therefore cast as the lion to avoid his having to learn lines. Robin Starveling (Also plays Mustard Seed) All Genders- This tailor portrays Moonshine in Quince’s play. *The Fairies* Oberon King of Fairies. Male-Identifying- Proud, angry, and vengeful, he quarrels with Titania for the sake of a changeling boy, and on being refused decides to humiliate her into obedience. Titania Queen of Fairies. Female- Identifying. Sensual, earthy and powerful. Her quarrel with Oberon disturbs nature, but she still refuses to give up the boy who is at the quarrel’s root. Puck All Genders. Also known as Robin Goodfellow, is an amoral prankster of a spirit. Oberon’s jester, it delights in practical jokes, transforming Bottom for a lark and making him the object of Titania’s love. Additional questions? Send them to Megan at mmingus@chagrinarts.org as well.