CMU CENTER FOR NEW WORK & PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE
PRESENT
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
By William Shakespeare
Modern-Verse Translation by Jeff Whitty
Preview Performances in Pittsburgh on 7.31.26 and 8.1.26
Premiering August 3, 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.
