{"id":25203,"date":"2026-10-14T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/?p=25203"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:11:30","slug":"east-stroudsburg-university-theatre-department-to-present-a-midsummer-nights-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantum.esu.edu\/insider\/east-stroudsburg-university-theatre-department-to-present-a-midsummer-nights-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"East Stroudsburg University Theatre Department to Present A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Stroudsburg University\u2019s Department of Theatre<\/a> will present William Shakespeare\u2019s beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.<\/em> The cast of students, directed by Jason Narvy, Ph.D., will welcome audiences Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 24.<\/p>\n

Curtain times for the production are 7:30 p.m. Thursday – Saturday (October 22-24) and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 25. All performances are in the Smith McFarland Theatre of the university\u2019s Fine Arts Building, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.<\/p>\n

General admission is $20, senior citizens, faculty and staff (with ID) are $15, students (with ID) are $10, and youth are $5. Tickets are available online in advance at\u00a0esu.edu\/theatretickets<\/a>. Tickets will also be available at the box office one hour before curtain on performance dates.<\/p>\n

A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> is one of the most enchanting and endlessly performed plays in the English language. When a group of young lovers flee into an enchanted forest outside Athens, they find themselves caught in a web of magical mischief orchestrated by the fairy king Oberon, his queen Titania, and the mischievous Puck. Add in a troupe of well-meaning but bumbling amateur actors, and the result is a dizzying, hilarious, and ultimately tender celebration of love, imagination, and the absurdity of human desire.<\/p>\n

Narvy, assistant professor of theatre, brings a modern twist to this classical work by tempting ESU student performers to make bold comedic choices that drive the entire show as poetic text being the blueprint. A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> seamlessly intertwines three worlds into one with fast-paced action with magic from lovers running away to a performer getting turned into a donkey\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

The cast of A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> includes: Jade Andryshak, a sophomore majoring in art+media+design from Newfoundland, Pa, as Moth; Joy Bannister, a junior majoring in theatre from Perkasie, Pa., as Peter Quince; Jack Burns, a sophomore majoring in theatre from Chalfont, Pa., as Philostrate; Jesse Carey, a senior majoring in theatre from West Wyoming, Pa., as Theseus; Grace Cunningham, a junior majoring in early childhood education from Boonton, N.J., as Snug; Amanda Cusick, a senior majoring in theatre from Scranton, Pa., as Hermia; Brian De los Santos, a senior majoring in psychology\u00a0 from Tobyhanna, Pa., as Lysander; Jasmine Evanetz, a freshman majoring in theatre from Northampton, Pa., as an Understudy; Jet Gillan, a junior majoring in digital media technologies from Camp Hill, Pa., as Egeus; Michael Gooding, a junior majoring in theatre from Queens, N.Y., as Demetrius; Aaron Hernandez, a sophomore majoring in theatre from Albrightsville, Pa., as Puck; Asia Morales, a senior majoring in theatre from East Stroudsburg, Pa., as Peaseblossom; Chelsea Naftzinger, a freshman majoring in theatre from Minersville, Pa., as Mustardseed; Jack Ryan, a sophomore majoring in English from Fords, N.J., as Tom Snout; Chelsea Santiago, a senior majoring in theatre from Shrub Oak, N.Y., as Helena; Sophia Touti, a senior majoring in theatre from Wyomissing, Pa., as Titania; Juno Torres-Munnigh, a freshman majoring in theatre from Bushkill, Pa., as Francis Flute; Denise Torres, a senior majoring in theatre from Allentown, Pa., as Hippolyta; Natalie Toth, a senior majoring in digital media technologies from Bethlehem, Pa., as Robin Starveling; Lapis Vasquez, a senior majoring in theatre from Bronx, N.Y., as Nick Bottom; Elijah Williams, a senior majoring in theatre from Scranton, Pa., as Oberon; Alli Wright, a junior majoring in theatre from New Milford, Pa., as Cobweb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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