The Rep to Continue 48th Season with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, 10/15-11/9

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and directed by Paul Mason Barnes. This enchanting play will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, October 15-November 9, 2014.

Curtain times are Tuesday at 7 pm; Wednesday-Friday at 8 pm; selected Wednesday matinees at 1:30 pm; Saturday matinees at 5 pm; selected Saturday nights at 9 pm; Sunday matinees at 2 pm; and selected Sunday evenings at 7 pm.

Ticket prices start at just $17.50 (previews) and $21 (regular performances). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925 or visit The Rep's Online Box Office at http://www.repstl.org.

Magic, merriment and romance all unite in one of Shakespeare's most beloved and imaginative comedies. Starry-eyed lovers escape to an enchanted forest full of lust and bewitchment, where mischievous fairies play tricks, bumbling actors rehearse for a love-play and couples pursue one another, all under the light of the moon.

"In many ways, like most of his comedies, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is about the pathway to lasting love, at least for the younger, more romantic characters," said director Paul Mason Barnes. "And as with most of his comic heroines, the young women are more spiritually evolved, waiting for the young men to come to understand what the women already know in their hearts and souls. And because it's a comedy, there is a fair share of merriment and mayhem along the path to that deeper comprehension."

The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rep is Caroline Amos as Hermia, Landon Tate Boyle as a guard, Michael Jean Dozier as Snug and Moth, Ian Erbe as a guard, Alex Godiner as a changeling child, Carl Howell as Francis Flute and Peasblossom, Ryan Alexander Jacobs as Thistlebough, Alvin Keith as Theseus and Oberon, Adam Lendermon as Robin Starveling and Mustardseed, Matt Luyber as a guard, Kern McFadden as Tom Snout and Cobweb, Gracyn Mix as Helena, Jeffrey Omura as Lysander, Jim Poulos (The Comedy of Errors) as Philostrate and Robin Goodfellow/Puck, Michael James Reed (The Mousetrap) as Nick Bottom, Andy Rindlisbach as Demetrius, Ben Stroman as a guard, Jerry Vogel (The Comedy of Errors) as Egeus, Bob Walton (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) as Peter Quince and Rebecca Watson (Sunday in the Park with George) as Hippolyta and Titania.

The Rep's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is directed by Paul Mason Barnes, who recently directed the hit whodunit mystery,The Mousetrap, on the Mainstage.

The creative staff also includes Matt Williams, choreographer; James Kronzer, set designer; Susan Branch Towne, costume designer; Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz, lighting designer; Barry G. Funderburg, sound designer; Rich Cole, casting director; Champe Leary, stage manager; and Tony Dearing, assistant stage manager.

The Rep is partnering with the Saint Louis Art Museum to enhance the patron experience of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Participants can take a free one-hour tour through SLAM's collection that features "Over the Moon" stories of love, loss and joy in painting and sculpture. No reservations are required and more information can be found at http://www.slam.org.

For additional information about The Rep's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream including a guide introducing the characters, plot and background on the play, photos related to the production; and more, visit The Rep's comprehensive public website at http://www.repstl.org.

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