University of South Florida

School of Theatre & Dance

College of the Arts

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

TheatreUSF presents Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the 2016 British International Theatre production.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Richard Beecham
Associate Director Alice Malin

Feb. 18-20 and 25-27 at 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 & 28 at 3 p.m.
Theatre 2, Tampa Campus

Queen of the Fairies holds up a donkey prisoner by his shirt.
A line of prisoners sing together.
Two basketball players hug one another.
Two fairies rest on the beach together.
Puck begs the audience for forgiveness.

Lovely piece by Barbara Melendez from USF Communications!

Great article by Sarah Violante in the USF Oracle!

Awesome review by Mark Leib in Creative Loafing!

A Duke and a Queen to be married; lovers spelled and lost in the woods; the King and Queen of the Fairies move against each other in a festive rivalry with a comic troupe of mechanicals caught in their web. What could be better than Shakespeare’s most loved romp? Set on the beach – the scene is updated but Shakespeare’s beautiful language is intact. Come and have fun with us in A Midsummer Night’s Dream!

TheatreUSF British International Theatre Program

USF School of Theatre & Dance’s British International Theatre (BRIT) Program has been alive and well for more than 20 years, bringing a wide range of outstanding guest artists from the United Kingdom to work side by side with our TheatreUSF students. Professional directors and choreographers, leading actors in theatre, television and film, voice and speech experts and top rate designers have all been guest teachers and artists in residence. TheatreUSF will be forever thankful and grateful to the founders Hinks and Elaine Shimberg, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, John and Lisel Gale, and Dan Doyle for their vision and financial resources that make this program possible.

USF School of Theatre & Dance

The University of South Florida School of Theatre & Dance is committed to facilitating creative and academic artists and scholars though rigorous training in the studio, the classroom, and in performance. Throughout the curriculum students are encouraged to expand their view to include other cultures and ideas of performance. All classes in the School of Theatre & Dance are student-centered, with the faculty maintaining a close mentoring relationship.