Started as a COVID pandemic passion project, "Midsummer" grew into both faithful, creative adaptation of the beloved play and a time-capsule of life during lockdown. This reboot finds the Bard’s young lovers, royalty and mischief-making fairies caught in the wilds of the web. During the summer 2020 when a global pandemic has altered the way humans interact, social distancing has forced our young lovers to maintain their connection via high-tech devices. Trouble-making fairies begin hacking, catfishing and trolling the quartet while fairy royalty Titania and Oberon wage war on one another, causing global anarchy. Amidst all this chaos, an intrepid community theatre troupe tries to mount their humble Zoom play amidst less than stellar conditions. This contemporary spin on "Midsummer" – with all original songs - reminds us how the digital world can simultaneously pull us apart and bring us together. "Midsummer" won Best Feature Length Comedy at the 2022 Legacy Film Festival.
Directed by Lara Morton
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TrailerTrailer: "A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Rewired Musical"
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Cast
Emma Blanchette
Hermia/Cobweb
Kenneth Pelphrey
Demetrius
Ben Reynolds
Lysander/Mustardseed
Sylvia Sonenstein
Helena/Moth
Noah Enjalran
Peter Quince
Dean Paglino
Nick Bottom
Theo Zucconi
Francis Flute/Peaseblossom
Juna Banks
Robin Starveling
Julia Murphy
Snout
Brician Belizaire
Snug
Noah Sonenstein
Oberon
Norah Stotz
Titania
Harper Hellerman
Puck
Martin Smith
Duke Theseus
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