A Midsummer Night's Dream
A comedy by Will Shakespeare
Directed by Dani Duggan
July 30 & 31 at 8pm, August 1 at 7pm
August 6 & 7 at 8pm, August 8 at 7pm
Free performances held at Pilgrim State Park
on the Plymouth Waterfront
right next to Plymouth Rock!
A Midsummer Night's Dream is Plymouth Community Theatre's third annual "Shakespeare On The Rock" production, directed by Dani Duggan. The performances are produced by PCT and Massasoit Community College, with additional support from Able Restoration, AVFX, Enoteca Di Vino, Harbor One Credit Union, Hollis Insurance Agency, Plymouth Cultural Council, Plymouth Rotary Club, Plymouth Visitors Service Board, State Senator Therese Murray and Triple G Scaffolding.
Feuding faeries, beguiled lovers and wandering townsfolk cross paths and purposes on the eve of the summer solstice in William Shakespeare’s original tale of love, magic and mistaken identity.
Media attention
Aerial insecticide spraying will take place in Plymouth county, and in the town of Plymouth, over this weekend for mosquito control. We have been assured by the MA Department of Agricultural Resources that there is a buffer zone along the coastline where there will be no spraying, and that Pilgrim State Park falls well within this buffer.
We have been assured that when the proposed spraying goes forward,
it will not affect our performances.
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CAST
 | Emily Rose Barry (Faerie) has found a second family in her PCT castmates, and A Midsummer Night's Dream will be no exception. She became addicted to the thrill of performing outdoors in the inaugural Shakespeare on the Rock production, as Ursula in Much Ado about Nothing, and returned last year to play the goddess Diana in Pericles. Other PCT credits include roles in Broadway Through the Years, Money, Power, Murder, Lust, Revenge…!(under Midsummer castmate Jess Wilson), Some Enchanted Evening, and Almost, Maine. A freshman at Ithaca College, she recently graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Kingston MA, where she either acted in or stage managed every single show since 2004. Come fall, she will brave the harsh temperatures of upstate New York while studying journalism and theatre. She would like to thank her family and friends, especially her mother Carol and her beloved Much Ado dance partner, for their undying support. |
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Kelsey Birk (Peaseblossom) is a student at Westfield State College, and has enjoyed acting since her small(er) days when she would put on horribly boring shows for her family. She has since improved, and performed all throughout her four years at Middleboro High School, her first show being Bye Bye Birdie, and her favorite roles being Twillie in Who Calls? and Mrs. Jesse James in Bessie the Bandit's Beautiful Baby. She continues to do shows at Westfield State as a Theatre Major, and she is so happy to be a part of Shakespeare on the Rock! She looks forward to hopefully doing it again! |
 | Elizabeth Closter (Helena) majored in Theatre Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University where her favorite performances included playing nine different characters in A.R. Gurney's The Dining Room and a Russian hit-woman named Dasha in the series Campus Legends. Since graduating Elizabeth has had roles in a number of independent films, including Abby in The Wanderer, Fay in Once Again, Melissa in Esc., Cietta in Cietta, and Amy in My Last Day. She had her first experience with Plymouth Community Theatre in Almost, Maine in February, and is thrilled to have the opportunity of working with them again, especially on such an amazing show. |
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Mark Estano (Nick Bottom/Pyramus) began acting when he participated in an acting seminar with Christopher Lane of BU's College of Fine Arts. Memorable roles include The Teacher in The Great Divorce, Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, Don Pedro in Plymouth Community Theatre's inaugural "Shakespeare on the Rock" production of Much Ado About Nothing and he most recently did double duty with PCT on Pericles, serving as music director and playing a minstrel. He is an accomplished musician and can often be heard performing locally with his Watermelon Alligator Theatre co-founder and fellow PCT actor, Jess Wilson. He currently attends Quincy College School of Nursing and works as a medical assistant in his hometown of Plymouth. |
 | Pat Foley (Egeus, Straveling/Moonshine) is embarking on his third acting adventure with the Plymouth Community Theater. He has been involved in several other PCT shows from backstage. Favorite roles include Ramrod in Bessie the Bandits Beautiful Baby , Boult in Pericles, and his eagerly anticipated role as Patrick Foley in an unpublished, unwritten (yet) play called The Life and Woes of Patrick George Coleman Foley. Patrick is currently a student at Massasoit Community College where he is studying Nursing. Pat reminds everyone that, as Lewis Carroll said, “If you don’t know where you are going, then any road will take you there.” He would like to thank his mother, Lauren, Papa Chace, Emily, Chewbacca, Blue Blinds Bakery, Barack Obama, and the amazing cast and crew who never cease to amaze him with their amazing abilities. Lets break some legs! |
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Timothy Green (Theseus) is studying Music Performance on Trombone and Music Education at the University of Massachusetts of Lowell. He has always loved the performing arts, music being his career choice, but has always found time to enjoy theatre. He was involved with theatre throughout high school. He has also dabbled in the theatre company The Off-Broadway Players at UMass Lowell and participated in their rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Having finally found the time to be involved with the Plymouth Community Theatre Company, Tim is thrilled to be a part of this production. |
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Scott London (Lysander) is very excited to be working with such a great cast for his second time performing with The Plymouth Community Theatre. He attended the University of Oregon as a theatre major. Previous performances include Joe Pitt in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Serge in Art, Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, and Dave/Steve/Jimmy in Almost, Maine with PCT. He would like to thank all of his family and friends for all their support; Yes, that includes you, Mom! |
 | Jen Madden (Quince/Prologue) is thrilled to return for her fourth production with Plymouth Community Theatre after playing Thaisa in Pericles, Kate in Bedroom Farce, and Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing. In addition to designing costumes for this and various other productions, she’s also directed Twelfth Night and The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood at Norton High School, Twelfth Night at Scituate High School, and The Crucible at Simmons College. Favorite roles at Simmons College include Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Carlotta Vance in Dinner at Eight. When on life’s stage, Jen portrays an English Teacher. She would like to thank her wonderful fiancé, Ian, for all his love and support. |
 | Stephanie McGrath (Mustardseed) is an English Literature major at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a soft spot for Theatre. Steph was lucky enough to have her start in theatre while in high school, being involved in MHS’s Speech and Theatre Workshop. At Bristol Community College, she played Andromache in The Keepers of the Fires (an adaptation of The Trojan Women by Euripides). She also played A (very large and pink) Bear in The King Stag and the monologue “Fur is Back” in the V-DAY event A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer. Steph has also worked on the costume crew at BCC for The King Stag and The Conference of the Birds, and was costume designer for Plymouth Community Theatre’s Much Ado about Nothing and Pericles. This is Stephanie’s first on-stage performance with Plymouth Community Theatre, and she is ecstatic to have this opportunity and to be a part of this wonderful company. |
 | Kevin Muirhead (Snug/Lion) is happy to be back "on the rock" for another great year. Kevin was last seen as Borachio in PCT's Much Ado About Nothing. For a while, he was working in the technical field at Salem State's theatre program. He hopes to return next year as well for yet another great production. |
 | Justin Nichols (Puck) is so happy to be returning to PCT for his second summer. He is about to enter his Senior year at Syracuse University as a Musical Theatre major. Favorite roles include being a “Player” in Pericles (PCT), Speed in Two Gentlemen of Verona, Walker in Steel Pier, and Brad in The Rocky Horror Show (Syracuse University). |
 | Steven Ó Broin (Oberon) hails from Dublin, Ireland where he took Drama & Theater Studies at Inchicore College in Dublin. During his time at Inchicore, he spent time working with this production’s director, Dani Duggan. He then went on to Dublin’s acclaimed Gaiety School of Acting to continue his theatrical pursuits. Steven’s background in dance led him to spend several years touring with Riverdance the Show. He returned to acting with roles in Dublin’s Traditional Pantomimes, and went on to explore theatre, television and film including appearances in The Brylcreem Boys & Reign of Fire. Steven emigrated to Boston to marry, and has spent the last few years raising a family and working in another profession. He is very excited about his return to the stage in this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. |
 | Joshua Patino (Demetrius) comes to us from the great state of Texas, where he earned a BFA in Theater Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington. This is Joshua’s New England stage debut, but has performed, directed and taught throughout the last 15 years. He is very excited to become a part of the Plymouth Community Theatre family, and would like to thank the cast, crew and board for this opportunity. On a personal note, Joshua would like to thank his amazing family for their continued support. He would also like to dedicate this performance to his family and friends back in Texas. |
 | Kaylee J. Schofield (Moth) is a 2010 graduate of Middleboro High School where she was an active member of the Speech & Theatre Workshop, serving as Assistant Producer, and Concert Choir, serving as president during her senior year. During the past four years, Kaylee has been a cast member in The Phantom Tollbooth, Seussical: The Musical, The Wiz (Aunt Em), Bessie, the Bandit’s Beautiful Baby, Joe! The Musical (Tree), Damn Yankees (Gloria Thorpe), High Fidelity (Marie LaSalle), Romeo & Juliet 2010 (Laurence), and Riders to the Sea (Cathleen). She has also participated for the past four years in MHS’s annual That’s Entertainment productions. She recently directed, wrote the script, and composed music for her senior showcase, A Rose for Emily. Kaylee is currently in her third summer with Sweet Apple Theatre Company, where she has a lead role in the musical Godspell. Kaylee is very excited to be a part of Plymouth Community Theatre for the first time. She will be attending Messiah College as a freshman theatre performance major this fall. |
 | Johnny Sederquist (Flute/Thisby) is extremely excited to be playing Francis Flute the bellows mender in Plymouth Community Theatre's 2010 Shakespeare on the Rock production, A Midsummer Night's Dream. This show makes his third consecutive summer acting with PCT, having played various roles in last year's Pericles and appearing as Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing the first year. As a senior at the University of Rhode Island, Johnny has played numerous roles including Lancelot in The Merchant of Venice, Mercer in Boy Gets Girl, Leaf Coneybear in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Baptiste in A Flea in Her Ear and Charlie Baker in The Foreigner, for which he earned an Irene Ryan nomination and a chance to compete in the American College Theatre Festival. He hopes to graduate with his Bachelor's in Theatre and attend graduate school for acting. |
 | Rita Thompson (Philostrate, Cobweb) is a junior at Emerson College majoring in Acting and minoring in Dance. Theatrical credits include The Wiz (Emerson College), 70 Scenes of Halloween (James Madison Univ.), and XDANCE (Emerson College). She is excited to make her debut with the Plymouth Community Theatre this summer! Thank you to the cast, crew, family, and friends! |
 | Maura Van Voris (Hermia) is currently in her final year of study at The Hartt School of Music, Dance and Theatre in Hartford CT. This year’s highlights have included a semester abroad in England, where she studied Shakespeare, as well as running acting, voice and speech workshops in schools on both sides of the Atlantic – both in England and Wales and at Tabor Academy here in Massachusetts. She also closed a run of Julius Caesar in May this year. Maura is thrilled to have been cast in this year’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Continuing her love affair with Shakespeare, this year is Maura’s second year of involvement in Shakespeare on the Rock, as she played Marina in Pericles, the 2009 production. |
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Stephanie Wells (Titania) is pleased to be back this summer as part of Shakespeare on the Rock, having played Beatrice in the inaugural production of Much Ado About Nothing. Though Stephanie has spent much of her life living in Plymouth, she studied acting at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In the past 10 years, however, she has enjoyed acting all over the South Shore from Plymouth to Boston. Most of her acting experience is on stage, but she has also been involved in small film projects and was cast in several local commercials. Besides Shakespeare and Plymouth Community Theater’s production of Book of Days, locally she has done numerous shows with the Duxbury Bay Players and many short one acts at the Vine Wine Bar in Plymouth, where she was named Best Actress 2009. Two of her favorite roles recently include Prudence in Beyond Therapy and Mary in The Women, both productions with Nemasket River in Middleborough. Stephanie would like to thank the cast and crew and to thank Dani for giving her the opportunity to be part of this magical production. Also, she would like to give a special thanks to Stephen, Mom, Madeleine and Tristan for all their support. |
 | Roderick Wilmore (Snout/Wall) is appearing in his second show with Plymouth Community Theatre. His PCT debut performance was in Pericles as Cleon. His most recent production was at The Theatre at Hollywood and Vine (Plymouth), where he performed in the role of Adam in Mikhail Horowitz’s We Cannot Know the Mind of God. He has sought and performed in many exciting roles in musicals and plays on the South Shore since 2003. Please visit www.agencyprotalent.com/roderickwilmore for more information. He may be seen drinking milk in a Hood commercial which is presently airing. He may also be seen in an advertisement in the June issue of Black Enterprise magazine. He would like to give thanks to the cast, crew, PCT, and Dani Duggan for providing him this opportunity for personal growth. A proud father of twin daughters and student of voice control for singing, he’s engaging himself in an exciting world of entertainment as a performer, not only for himself, but also for you.
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 | Jess Wilson (Hippolyta) has 20 years of professional and community theater experience as an actor, tech, designer, producer, playwright and director. She was most recently seen in PCT's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Some Enchanted Evening. Other memorable roles include Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Rose in Dancing at Lunassagh, the US Attorney General in the world premiere of Liberating Women, and Megan Singer in the world premiere of Lopsided. This is Jess' third appearance in Shakespeare on the Rock, having performed in Pericles as a minstrel alongside her Watermelon Alligator co-founder, Mark Estano. She also serves on the Board of Directors for several theater groups and music festivals. In addition to her full-time career in healthcare and her theater work, Jess is a radio personality/disc jockey, artist and musician. |
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Dani Duggan is a director and actress with over 20 years experience in professional and educational theatre. Previous directing credits include:
The Dining Room (Andrews Lane Theatre, Ireland), Hot L Baltimore (Inchicore, Ireland), The Cherry Orchard (Inchicore, Ireland), Five Men & Five Women (Plexus Theatre Co National Tour, Ireland), Translations, Closer, Betrayal, How I learned to Drive (Devanaughn Theatre Company), Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Metamorphoses, Beckett’s Collected shorter works, Women of Troy, Riders to the Sea, The Children’s Hour, and The Telltale Heart (educational theatre). Currently, she is Coordinator of Speech and Theatre for Middleboro Public Schools, Artistic Director of Devanaughn Theatre Company and President of the Executive Council of the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild. This summer will be her third time directing the Shakespeare on the Rock event on the Plymouth waterfront. In November, she will direct the Boston premiere of Sunday with Joy for Fort Point Theatre Channel at the Boston Centre for the Arts. |
 | Traci Antil is thrilled to return to another summer with PCT and Shakespeare on the Rock! She is the Artistic Director and Founder of Sweet Apple Theatre, for which she is currently directing summer productions of Godspell and I Love You Because in New Bedford, MA. Stage Management credits include: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Fiddler on the Roof, Tracers, Twelfth Night, Someone to Watch Over Me, The Wizard of Oz, Closer, [sic], and Pericles. Despite a lifelong love and devotion, however, theatre has fallen to the number 2 spot for Traci with the October birth of her first nephew, Jackson James Ponte! She currently devotes any time she is not in the theatre to being a Tia and ensuring that Jackson is the world’s next creative, artistic genius! |
 | Mandi McClelland is very happy to be doing a second summer production with PCT on their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She had a wonderful time working on Pericles during PCT's last summer season. While at the University of Maine, Farmington her credits included: Buried Child, He and She, Expecting Isabel, and Table Settings, to name a few. Mandi has also done regional theater with Maples Repertory theater with credits to include: Nunsense, Blithe Spirit, and High School Musical. When not doing theater she is working as a special education teacher in Canton, MA. She also enjoys designing and making clothing, baking, reading, and spending time with her sister. Mandi would like to thank her friends and family for all their support and her students for always making her smile <#. |
 | MARK C. ROCHETEAU is serving as Producer and Technical Director for Shakespeare on the Rock for his third consecutive year, and he could not be more pleased to be back for another great season! When not doing full-time theatre work in his role as Fine Arts Coordinator at Massasoit Community College, he spends his spare time outside with his son or doing more theatre, mostly here with PCT where he serves on the Board of Directors. He would like to thank Jesus, his family (Hey Asachai!), all those with whom he has been blessed to do theatre with. |
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