October 11th - November 2nd 2025

The Sheen Center For Thought and Culture

18 Bleecker Street New York NY 10012

The Frank Shiner Theatre

Entrance On Elizabeth Street

Directed by Bradford Cover

Set and Lighting Design by Harry Feiner

Sound and Original Music by PJ Ju

Costumes by Evan Riley

Stage Managed by Kelly Merritt

Rachel Botchan - Anique Clements - RJ Foster

Carine Montbertrand - Andy Paterson - Austin Pendleton

Let me play the lion too!” Our version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be taken over by one of its sub plots. In the traditional version of the play Shakespeare creates six working class people who are rehearsing a play within the play. Peter Quince (Anique Clements), a carpenter; Nick Bottom (Austin Pendleton), a weaver; Francis Flute (Andy Paterson), a bellows mender; Tom Snout (RJ Foster), a tinker; Snug (Carine Montbertrand), a joiner; Robin Starveling (Rachel Botchan) , a tailor; are all members of an amateur theatrical group who are working on a production of Pyramus and Thisbe – an ancient Greek tale found in the work of Shakespeare’s favorite poet – Ovid. In our production of this play, this group of very funny, sometimes misguided, but often brilliant actors will not only be producing this ancient story of ill-fated lovers, they will be telling… the whole story.

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OCT 10 - NOV 2 2025

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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We believe theatre engages best with audiences when it is created by artists who have worked together for many years. We are a company of actors who are dedicated to producing a repertory, strongly rooted in the classics, which reflects, enlightens, and informs our contemporary life.

We are funded in part by a grant from The New York State Council On The Arts