R’ville Stage Creations is looking for fearless and talented teen and adult performers (ages 13+) for our July 2025 production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Please review this form for audition, rehearsal, and performance details. Submit your completed form online to register for your audition.
Synopsis:Hermia and Lysander are deeply in love, but Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius. Demetrius is pursued by Helena, whose passion goes painfully unrequited. When the Duke Theseus tells Hermia that she must obey her father or else die or enter a convent, she and Lysander flee into a nearby wood, where they are followed by Demetrius and Helena.
In another part of Athens, a group of artisans – or ‘mechanicals’ – are rehearsing a play to be performed at Duke Theseus’ and Hippolyta’s impending nuptials. The actors are earnest if not very skillful, and they, too, make plans to rendezvous in the same wood.
The wood in fact is a magical realm ruled by Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of the fairies. Yet all is not right, even among enchanted creatures. The fairy couple are arguing over custody of an boy, who, like Hippolyta, has been taken far from home. Oberon commands his chief mischief-maker, Puck, to play a wild trick on the queen. Puck is to place the juice from a magical flower on Titania’s eyes while she sleeps. This will make her fall in love with the first person she sees when she wakes up.
One of the actors, Nick Bottom, undergoes a shocking transformation into an ass as a result of Puck’s tricks. Titania wakes and falls wildly in love with Bottom. Meanwhile, the young lovers are made to suffer the pain of betrayal, but eventually learn the transformational power of magic and love.
In the end all that was brought to confusion is set right again. Oberon and Puck undo their magic, releasing Titania and returning Bottom to human form. They make Helena, Hermia, Demetrius and Lysander believe they’ve merely been dreaming.
Lysander and Hermia are to be married, as are Demetrius and Helena. Theseus and Hippolyta’s royal wedding party is treated to the mechanicals’ farcical production, a reminder that love – like putting on a play – is best suited for dreamers, poets, and fools.
Roles (in order of appearance):
Theseus, Duke, gets married to Hippolyta
Hippolyta, Soon to be Duchess
Egeus, Member of Theseus’ Court
Hermia, A young woman, in love with Lysander, betrothed to Demetrius
Lysander, In love with Helena
Demetrius, Betrothed to Helena
Helena, in love with Demetrius
Philostrate
Peter Quince, Leader of Troupe
Nick Bottom, An Actor
Francis Flute, An Actor
Tom Snout, An Actor
Snug, An Actor
Robin Starveling, An actor
Oberon, King of the Faeries
Titania, Queen of the Faeries
Puck (Robin Goodfellow)- Oberon’s sidekick
A Fairy, in the service of Titania
Titania’s Fairy Attendants: Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mote, Mustardseed
We celebrate diversity and welcome performers of any ability level, ethnicity, religion, and gender identity/expression. Prior stage experience is a plus but not required.
What to prepare:Please, come prepared with a 1-2 minute comedic Shakespearean monologue, it does NOT need to be memorized.
-If you are invited to callbacks, you will be asked to cold read from the script in small groups.
Audition Dates:
Choose one of these options for your audition:
– Monday May 5th, 7pm, at Guggenheim Pavilion Auditorium, 63 Huyck Road, Hilltown Commons, Rensselaerville, NY <or>
– Wednesday May 7th, 7pm, at Guggenheim Pavilion Auditorium, 63 Huyck Road, Hilltown Commons, Rensselaerville <or>
– Submit a video audition to rvillestagecreations@gmail.com no later than end of day TUESDAY May 6th
Callbacks are invitation only and will be held on Thursday, May 8th, at Guggenheim Pavilion, Hilltown Commons, Rensselaerville. If you are invited to callbacks, you will receive an email by 11pm on Wednesday, May 7th.
Please note all key dates to ensure you can commit to this show
-Rehearsals: Most Sunday, Monday & Wednesday evenings from Monday, May 12- July 10 at the Greenville Public Library (Route 32, Greenville)
-Performances: Friday, July 11 & Saturday, July 12 @ 7:30 pm; Sunday, July 13 @ 2:00 pm OUTSIDE on the Hilltown Commons lawn, Rensselaerville
-Strike: following closing performance Sunday afternoon
Please complete & submit the form below to register for an audition. We appreciate people submitting this in advance to help us plan auditions.
Questions? Email rvillestagecreations@gmail.com