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“If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear."

When two pair of star-crossed lovers, a troop of inept amateur actors, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest, the result is an unequalled mixture of merriment and magic. 

Adapted and directed by Merlyn Q. Sell, MFA in Shakespeare and Performance.

​CAST:
ATHENIANS
Theseus 1: Blakesly Schleiffarth
Theseus 2: Troy Olson
Hippolyta: Isla Woodruff/Vienna Waby
Philostrate: Parker Knox/Elias Briggs 
Egeus: Kaydin O'Toole Eastman
Hermia 1: Emory Parrish
Hermia 2: Emilia Woodruff
Lysander 1: Olive Lecy
Lysander 2: Marissa Fosberg
Demetrius 1: Peyton Nelson
Demetrius 2: A.J. Hendrickson
Helena 1: Lindsay Plunkett
Helena 2: Lilly Paepke
 
MECHANICALS
Quince 1: Penelope Stevens
Quince 2: Sienna Karim
Bottom 1: Willa Lecy
Bottom 2: Adrianna Linn
Flute: Elias Briggs 
Snout: Adley Barnes
Snug: Finley Nelson
Starveling: Marissa Fosberg

CAST CONTD:
FAIRIES
Puck: Solee Swank
Robin: Bode Fromm
Oberon 1: Gabi Johnson
Oberon 2: Piper Butler
Titania 1: Nia Swanson
Titania 2: Lydoux Meinhardt
Peaseblossom: Ella Pfost 
Cobweb: Vienna Waby
Moth: Archer Miller
Mustardseed: Ellie Koenig

​PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director: Merlyn Q. Sell
Assistant Director: Dave DeChristopher
Costume Designer: Abby Simmons
Scenic/Lighting Designer: John Easton, Jr.

Since its inception in 1999, the Cherry Street Players has introduced over 350 young people ages 8-14 to the artistic and technical fundamentals of theater. Students  participate in classroom exercises and instruction that culminate in the rehearsal and performance of a fully staged production each semester. All participants get a chance to showcase what they’ve learned and experience the excitement of performing live for the community.

If you would like to learn more or join the Cherry Street Players, please call 605-394-2250 or email [email protected]
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Sponsored in part by the South Dakota Arts Council, the City of Rapid City, the Allied Arts Fund, Senator Stanford and Mrs. Lynda Adelstein and a special grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation.