HIP POCKET THEATRE
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Hip Pocket Theatre continues its 48th season with Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Fridays through Sundays, June 14-July 7 at its outdoor amphitheater, 1950 Silver Creek Dr. in Fort Worth. All performances start at 9 p.m. Tickets are available below.
Love, enchantment and hilarity ensue where worlds collide in this beloved comedy, perfect for any audience. Yvonne Duque-Guerrero will direct with music composed and performed by Darrin Kobetich.
The cast includes Dinvelah Adam as Puck, Anthony McDonald as Oberon, Amanda Reyes as Titania, Ron Fernandez as Lysander, Tyler Dorney as Demetrius, Hannah Brookshire as Hermia, Grace Hays as Helena, Thad Isbell as Theseus, Walter Dagley as Nick Bottom, Alexandria Lofton as Egeus, Amanda Merrill as Hippolyta, Paul Heyduck as Peter Quince, Gary Payne as Francis Flute/Thisby, Coleman Hahn as Robin Starveling/Lantern, Corina Sosa as Tom Snout/Wall, Camden Corley as Snug/Lion, Kayden Kristy as Philostrate, Sarah Kate Barton as Peaseblossom, Aowyn Lightbearer as Cobweb, Casey Collier as Mote and Leilani Chiong as Mustardseed.
“One of the most exciting aspects of directing Shakespeare's plays is to ponder, ‘How am I going to do it?,’” said Duque-Guerrero. “’What will the concept be?’ The ideas are boundless because his plays center around universal themes – love, revenge, parents’ approval or jealousy, and they can be set anywhere from outer space to World War II, or at a circus or honoring other cultures. Shakespeare sets this comedy in Greece. Do I resist the urge to be different? Is doing the show as written a daring move nowadays? We set our play as written – in Greece. We are celebrating Greek culture through color, setting and music as our backdrop for our play...and what a rich backdrop it is!”
Duque-Guerrero previously directed “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” and “The Butterfly’s Evil Spell” at Hip Pocket. She is the co-founder of the theatre initiative for Artes de la Rosa (ADLR) at the Rose Marine Theatre in Fort Worth and founding artistic director of the Planet Ant Theatre in Detroit. She currently serves as the theatre director at Southwest High School. Duque-Guerrero studied mask making/mask performance at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater in California and majored in theatre arts with a minor in history at Texas Woman’s University. She earned a Master of Fine Arts with a performance focus at Penn State. In 2006, she proudly represented ADLR at The White House in Washington D.C., receiving the Coming Up Taller award from former First Lady Laura Bush for outstanding achievement in arts youth programming.
Susan Austin is the costume designer for the show; Nikki DeShea Smith is the lighting designer, and Lizeth Garcia is the set designer. For more information on both cast and crew go to the Hip Pocket website.
Adult tickets are $25 Fridays and Saturdays and $20 Sundays, with reduced prices for seniors, military, teachers, first responders, students and children 12 and under. Tickets are available on the Hip Pocket website under Tickets or by calling 817-246-9775. The box office at the theatre opens at 7:30 p.m. on performance nights. Due to the nature of the amphitheater design, there is no late seating.
Theatergoers are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy The BackYard, which opens at 7:30 p.m. Live music begins at 8 p.m. and is also performed after the show. Get the full music schedule here. The Hip Cafe offers beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for purchase before and after the performance. No outside food or beverages are permitted.
