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Nine actors. Ninety minutes. One unforgettable dream.

Step into a bold new vision of A Midsummer Night's Dream adapted by Tony Award winner Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q). Fresh, fast and fiercely funny, experience this Play On Shakespeare modern verse translation before it premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August. Directed by Drama Desk nominee and CMU’s head of directing Kim Weild and brought to life by a cohort of 19 CMU students, this is not your mother's Midsummer. Bursting with magic, mischief and queer transformative joy, don't miss the next generation of Broadway in the making.

Featuring Celia Evans, Christian Trimmingham, Eli Strain, Jakai-Nyasia Norfleet, Logan Yao, Moyo Ifafore, Rusty Daniel, Siahvash Marshall, and Von Markarian

Jeff Whitty, Playwright
Kim Weild, Director
Lucas Fedele, Choreographer & Intimacy Director
Randy Kovitz, Fight Director
Matthew Kereama, Assistant Director
Mags Holcomb, Dramaturg
Abby Brunner, Production Stage Manager
Reigh Wilson, Stage Manager
Zhuang Kang, Scenic & Props Designer
Bri Johnson, Costume, Hair & Makeup Designer
J. Adams, Lighting Designer
Rachel Laurence, Sound Designer

Midsummer! will preview in Downtown Pittsburgh at the Peirce Studio in the Trust Arts Education Center on July 31 and August 1, before a two-week run at the largest performing arts festival in the world. In the university’s 125th anniversary year, CMU students will bring their work to Scotland, the birthplace of Andrew Carnegie, effectively returning the institution’s creative work to its origins while placing emerging artists on one of the world’s most prestigious international stages. These exlcusive preview performances are made possible by a coalition of support from Play On Shakespeare, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the CMU School of Drama, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

This is a rental event presented by an independent organization separate from the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The views and opinions expressed in the performance do not necessarily reflect those of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The Trust is committed to its core values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, including freedom of expression. By purchasing a ticket, you are authorizing the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to share your information with the show’s producer. Prices, shows, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.