Be Part of our Centennial Celebration!
In August 1921, a group of actors led by George Vivian, called themselves the Barre Players. They put on a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring actors from town as well as New York City. In June 2026, we will perform this play again, celebrating a century of theater in Barre.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directed by: Jessie Olson
AUDITIONS:
Sunday, March 15 at 1pm
Monday, March 16 at 6:30pm
Callbacks (if needed) will be Wednesday, March 18
You can sign up for an audition here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848A9AF2EA7FAC16-62267288-auditions
Though not required, this will help us prepare.
Actors are asked to prepare (reading with a script in hand is okay) a short comedic Shakespeare monologue. There will be readings from the script. If you wish to prepare, look at Act 1, scene 2; Act 2 scenes 1 and 2; Act 3, scenes 1 and 2.
PERFORMANCES
Fridays, June 5, 12, 19 at 7:30pm
Saturdays, June 6, 13, 20 at 7:30pm
Sundays, June 14 and 21 at 2pm
Lord, what fools these mortals be! On the eve of Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding, four young lovers run off into the forest where another group of Athenians are rehearsing a play. They walk into a magical realm where Titania, the Queen of the Fairies and her king, Oberon argue over the fate of a changeling child. With some mischief, love potions, and a donkey tale the lovers get mismatched and one of the actors wows the fairy queen.
Flexible casting for a large ensemble.
All roles are open to actors ages 10 and up.
We encourage diversity in casting and welcome everyone to audition.
Available Roles:
THESEUS, Duke of Athens*
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus*
EGEUS, Father to Hermia
LYSANDER, in love with Hermia
DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia
HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander
HELENA, in love with Demetrius
PHILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus
QUINCE, the Carpenter
SNUG, the Joiner
BOTTOM, the Weaver
FLUTE, the Bellows-mender
SNOUT, the Tinker
STARVELING, the Tailor
OBERON, King of the Fairies*
TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies*
PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a Fairy
PEASBLOSSOM, Fairy
COBWEB, Fairy
MOTH, Fairy
MUSTARDSEED, Fairy
Other Fairies attending their King and Queen; Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta
*Theseus, Hippolyta, and members of their court may be doubled as Oberon, Titania, and members of the fairy realm
We are also actively seeking help to work behind the scenes. If you like to build, paint, sew costumes, or make props, let us know. We welcome your participation in this show.
Questions? Email us:
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