A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Escape into a world of fairies, magic, and mischief in Bruce Wells’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on Shakespeare’s popular comedy. The impish sprite, Puck, stirs up trouble with a magic potion, leading to chaos of tangled romances and confused identities that will entertain the whole family.
Featuring students from Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy.
Show Times
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Week One
Friday, April 23, 2027 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 24, 2027 – 2:00 PM
Saturday, April 24, 2027 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 25, 2027 – 2:00 PM
Week Two
Friday, April 30, 2027 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 1, 2027 – 2:00 PM
Saturday, May 1, 2027 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 2, 2027 – 2:00 PM
Production Team
Bruce Wells
Bruce Wells
Choreographer
Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Composer
Edward Baker
Edward Baker
Costume Designer
David Grill
David Grill
Lighting Designer
David Grill is a thirteen-time Emmy Award Nominee and five-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Lighting Direction for the Super Bowl 54 Halftime Show featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show featuring Lady Gaga, Super Bowl 49 Halftime Show featuring Katy Perry, Super Bowl 47 Halftime Show featuring Beyoncé, and the Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games. He also won two Telly Awards for Lighting – in 2016 for the Opening Ceremony for the Invictus Games and in 2015 for the Opening Ceremony of the Caribbean Games. Broadway Musical and Dance credits include Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, The American Dance Machine, works for Milwaukee Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Ballet Met, Houston Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre, Cincinnati Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and numerous choreographers. Television credits include The Drew Barrymore Show, The New York Philharmonic, both the 2021 and 2022 Heisman Trophy Presentation for ESPN, The Republican National Convention 2016, The Invictus Games Orlando 2016, The Special Olympic World Games Los Angeles 2015, and The Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011. He also provides Lighting Direction for the National Memorial Day Concert and July Fourth Concert on PBS and for over 17 Super Bowl Halftime Shows. Architectural projects include the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Museum, and the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Florida Fossils. Mr. Grill has been featured in numerous publications and is an Associate Professor and Co-Chair of the Design/Technology Program at Purchase College, State University of New York.
Lewis Folden
Lewis Folden
Set Designer
Audience Guide
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