A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Yale Ballet Company with Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an approximately hour-long ballet retelling of Shakespeare’s famous play. With music from Felix Mendelssohn, the story centers around two pairs of lovers, Hermia and Lysander, and Helena and Demetrius, who, unfortunately, get tangled up in a dispute between the Fairy King Oberon and Queen Titania. Puck, the mischievous fairy servant of Oberon, only adds to the chaos. Fairies, love, rejection, a donkey, and good old mischief unite in a comedic ballet that will fill you with laughter and enchantment.

Cast:

King Oberon: Nathan Burns
Queen Titania: Camille Chiu
Hermia: Olivia Rosato
Helena: Anaum Showkat
Lysander: Zach Jarvis
Demetrius: Gryffin Wilkens-Plumley
Puck: Valeria Peña
Donkey: Yala Feikin
Fairies: Ana Yorozuya, Ruby Shi, Leann Luo, Serra Nalbantoglu, Gloria Shen, Delilah Sonnenshein, Ava Huppe, Irene Na

Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra:

Conductor: Tommaso Bailo
Ari Blehert
Lee Dufallo
Sean Liu
Dylan Pu
Amelia Shaw
Josh Chen
Eleanor Kandoll
Su Min Pyo
Zoe Frost
Diego Lee
Catherine Cheng
Alexander Vakov
Grace Ort
Aaron Liu
Conan Thibodeau
David Roche
Joe Wang
Naomi-Jeanne Main
Morgan Alverson
Camille Denman
Tyler Tan
Hiya Ray
Eden Hu
Bryce Lowden
Sophie Richardson
Aaron Liu

Administered by the Council of Heads of College, the Creative and Performing Arts (CPA) Awards support on-campus dramatic, musical, dance, video or film productions, literary publications, and exhibitions in each residential college. These projects are supported by the Sudler Fund, the Welch Art Fund, and the Bates Fund. 

Yale student recipients of of this award receive a residency to realize their dream project in The Dome, with the support of Yale Schwarzman Center staff and resources. 

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