CMU CENTER FOR NEW WORK & PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE
PRESENT
MIDSUMMER!
Modern-Verse Translation and Adaptaion by Jeff Whitty
of
William Shakesepeare’s
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Directed by Kim Weild
Premiering August 3 - 19, 2026
Assembly Festival - Assembly Rooms - Bijou Spiegeltent
Edinburgh, Scotland
Twenty-six characters. Nine actors. One unforgettable dream. Step into a bold new vision of A Midsummer Night's Dream adapted by Tony Award winner Jeffrey Whitty (Avenue Q). Fresh, fast and fiercely funny, experience the UK premiere of this iconic Play On Shakespeare modern verse translation directed by Drama Desk nominee Kim Weild. Brought to life by a cast and team of Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama artists, this is not your mother's midsummer. Bursting with magic, mischief and queer transformative joy, don't miss the next generation of Broadway in the making.
Preview Performances in Pittsburgh on 7.31.26 and 8.1.26
with
RUSTY DANIELS | CELIA EVANS | MOYO IFAFORE | JAKAI-NYASIA | VON NISHAN MARKARIAN | SIAHVASH MARSHALL | SURI NOELLE | ELI STRAIN | LOGAN YAO
Choreograpy & Intimacy Direction by Lucas Fedele | Fight Direction by Randy Kovitz
Dramaturgy by Mags Holcomb
Production Stage Manager Abby Brunner | Stage Manager Reigh Wilson
Lighting Design by J. Adams | Costume, Hair & Makeup Design by Bri Johnson | Scenic & Prop Design by Zhuang Kang | Sound & Original Music by Rachel Laurence | Technical Direction by Emma Lemire
and
Associate Director Matthew Kereama
