Shakespeare in the Park:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Enjoy Shakespeare’s classic tale of magic, transformation, and mischief in the Rooted Voyageur’s 2025 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! While four lovers find themselves caught in a mystery of love and desire, the world of the fairies is thrown into chaos by rivalry and sparking passion. Meanwhile, an ensemble of workers from Athens comes together to rehearse a play to be performed for the Duke’s upcoming wedding day. With enchanted flowers, fiendish spells, and mistaken identities, the lines between what’s real and fantastical blur in this 90-minute version of Shakespeare’s famous play.

Held out of doors at the Spencertown Town Park. Bring seating, a picnic and the family, to enjoy this free outdoor production.

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Director

Devante Owens
Devante (they/them) is an actor, teacher and director based in the Northeast region. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Coastal Carolina University, they spent a great deal of time directing students in the Fall Festival of Shakespeare, a program geared toward introducing Shakespeare to high school students by involving them in a full production of one of his plays. You can catch them this summer as the nurse in Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Past acting credits include Brutus, Julius Caesar (Catskill Mountain Shakespeare), Neavh, The 2 Queers a Lesbian Meets at the Home Depot (A.R.T. NY, Off- Broadway debut), Burgundy, King Lear (starring Christopher Lloyd, the New Spruce Theater, S&Co), Conrad/the Friar, Much Ado About Nothing (the New Spruce Theater, S&Co). With a deep interest in classical work and the voice, they are also a devoted student of the Linklater Voice Method and hope to one day become a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher

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This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.