Midnight's Dream

by Patrick Thomas McCarthy ptmc

What if Ray Cooney, Georges Feydeau, & Shakespeare had a baby?
Midnight's Dream might come out...

SYNOPSIS: In the outer halls of the U.S. Congress, two congresspeople, Theseus O'Baron and Hippolyta "Polly" Blackbottom, have congress regarding their own sexlife and that of a constituent’s daughter, while four congressional staffers including Mz. Bette Bottom and Quin Quince are enlisted to provide...

What if Ray Cooney, Georges Feydeau, & Shakespeare had a baby?
Midnight's Dream might come out...

SYNOPSIS: In the outer halls of the U.S. Congress, two congresspeople, Theseus O'Baron and Hippolyta "Polly" Blackbottom, have congress regarding their own sexlife and that of a constituent’s daughter, while four congressional staffers including Mz. Bette Bottom and Quin Quince are enlisted to provide entertainment, The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby, for a fundraiser at the Kennedy Center, or will financial constraints force them to move to the Alexandria Little Theatre? All involved end up at Camp Weekend Transgressions in the Woods of Merryland where the lovers have fled to escape D.C. madness, and everyone goes to rehearse the madness that ensues. A pageant in a dungeon and miscues with an air mattress and pup tent feed the farce of young and old love gone amiss. A rather fanciful/ farcical/ somewhat faithful contemporary adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

CAST 7 Men & 5 Women
Congressman Theseus O’Baron
Congresswoman Hippolyta Blackbottom/ Polly/ Titania Whipmaster
Colonel Edgeus Edge
Mr. Phineas Puck / Congressional Chief of Staff
Demetrius Demigoggins / Demitri
Sandy Lysander Lackluster / Sandy
Hermia Edge / The Edger /Daughter of Colonel Edge
Helena Jane Hathaway / The Congressman's secretary
Mz. Bette Bottom / Midnight / Congressional Staffer / Pyramus
Quin Quince / Congressional Staffer / Turd Blossom / Wall / Moonshine / Dog
Frankie Flute / Francis / Congressional Staffer / Mustard Seed / Thisby
Ms. Snug Robin-Starvling / Congressional Staffer / Peace Blossom / Lion

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Midnight's Dream

Character Information

  • Congressman Theseus O’Baron, M
    40s,50s
    Any
    Presents Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Congresswoman Hippolyta Blackbottom/ Polly/ Titania Whipmaster
    30s,40s,50s
    Any
    Presents Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Ms. Snug Robin-Starvling / Congressional Staffer / Peace Blossom / Lion
    20s,30s,40s
    Any
    Presents Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Frankie Flute / Francis / Congressional Staffer / Mustard Seed / Thisby
    20s,30s,40s
    Any
    Presents Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Quin Quince / Congressional Staffer / Turd Blossom / Wall / Moonshine / Dog
    30s,40s,50s
    Any
    Presents Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Mz. Bette Bottom / Midnight / Congressional Staffer / Pyramus
    30s,40s,50s,60s
    Any
    Gender-fluid
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • Helena Jane Hathaway / The Congressman's secretary
    20s,30s
    Any
    Presents Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Hermia Edge / The Edger /Daughter of Colonel Edge
    20s,30s
    Any
    Presents Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Sandy Lysander Lackluster / Sandy
    20s,30s
    Any
    Presents Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Demetrius Demigoggins / Demitri
    20s,30s
    Any
    Presents Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Mr. Phineas Puck / Congressional Chief of Staff
    30s,40s,50s
    Any
    Gender-fluid
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • Colonel Edgeus Edge
    40s,50s
    Any
    Presents Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Reading, Theatre West, Milwaukee, WI Jan 2, 2020 With Don Lobacz, Donna Lobacz, Mark Schuster, Kevin Gadzalinski, Nathan Danzer, Keith Smith, Sharon Sohner, Jeremy Welter, Max Williamson, Megan Rose Miller, Hannah Weinberg, Hayley SanFillipo, 2020
  • Reading, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT March 2018 - Red Mill Reading Series with Laura Carlson, Zehra Khan, Matt Miller, Genevieve Hudson as Helena, Demitri, Lysander & Hermia, 2018
  • Reading, Actors Fund* +AnnaCody /Titania; MickBleyer /O'Baron; NickBombicino /ColonelEdge; Mary O'Brady /Mr.Puck; DanTracy /Lysander; KyleMinshew/Demitri; AlanaRader/Hermia; MaryLauren/Helena; AnnePasquale/Bottom; KeithHerron/Quin; TepperSaffren; KimmieBraunthal, 2018