Sleepless -a | Midsummer Night-s Dream-

  • Ensemble: Tight-knit; movement work creates a chorus-like presence that fluidly becomes the fairy swarm, mechanical tradesmen, or Athenian public.
  • Typical running time: 70–120 minutes (often tightened for contemporary audiences).

    • At the final curtain, the fairies bless the marriage beds. But not with sleep. They bless with “joy” and “grace” and “sweet luck.” Not a single fairy says “sleep well.”

    Why? Because after a midsummer night’s dream, no one sleeps well. You are too busy trying to understand what just happened. You are too full of the impossible. You lie in bed, eyes open, replaying the bray of a donkey, the flight of a fairy, the accusation of a lover. SLEEPLESS -A Midsummer Night-s Dream-

    And that, dear reader, is the genius of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is not a lullaby. It is an alarm clock. It wakes you up to the beautiful, chaotic, restless truth of desire. Typical running time: 70–120 minutes (often tightened for

    So the next time you cannot sleep, do not count sheep. Count the lovers in the wood. Let your insomnia be your magic. And remember: sleepless is not a failure of rest. Sleepless is a midsummer night’s dream. At the final curtain, the fairies bless the marriage beds

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