A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Written by William Shakespeare

Edited and Adapted by Erin J. Weichel

Directed by Erin J. Weichel

Audition Information

May 22nd & May 23rd

6pm - 8:30pm each night

Sidney J. Lee Auditorium - Bismarck State College

Actors should be prepared to read from the script. No previous experience acting or with Shakespearean text is necessary.

Scenes will be provided from the script for actors to read and any questions regarding text will be answered to make it as stress-free as possible. Audition scenes are available to read online by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

Some small roles in the “Mechanicals” group have been cast with interns from our previous Young Bards program, but all other roles remain open.

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will be held Monday through Thursday from 6-8:30pm at Bismarck State College in the Sidney J Lee Auditorium.

Rehearsals will begin with a Full Cast Read Thru Thursday May 29th and Regular Rehearsals will begin on Monday June 2nd, 2025.

Performances will be July 16-20 at 7pm on the Bismarck State College grounds.

Roles

Four Lovers:

   HERMIA

   LYSANDER

   HELENA

   DEMETRIUS

THESEUS, duke of Athens

HIPPOLYTA, queen of the Amazons

EGEUS, father to Hermia

PHILOSTRATE, master of the revels to Theseus

Mechanicals:

NICK BOTTOM, weaver

PETER QUINCE, carpenter

FRANCIS FLUTE, bellows-mender ( THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST with a summer acting intern)

TOM SNOUT, tinker

SNUG, joiner

ROBIN STARVELING, tailor

Fairies:

OBERON, king of the Fairies

TITANIA, queen of the Fairies

ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a “puck,” or hobgoblin, in Oberon’s service

A FAIRY, in the service of Titania

Fairies attending upon Titania:

   PEASEBLOSSOM

   COBWEB

   MOTH

   MUSTARDSEED

**Audition scenes are in a folder below. Click on the button to open a Google Drive folder. You can read the scenes ahead of time. You DO NOT need to have the scenes memorized. Copies of the scenes will be available at auditions so you do not need to print copies.