A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Castle Players returned to Shakespeare and to the play which started it all.  The change came in the director; Gordon Duffy-McGhie, a professional actor who first appeared for the group as a fire eater in the 1990 production of A Comedy of Errors, took over at the helm.  Working with composer Ray Johns, he incorporated specially commissioned music performed by a professional orchestra into a magical production, turning the stage area around to give audience members a new perspective on the action.  Meanwhile, Simon Pell - director of the first twelve summer productions - took the part of Peter Quince, who directs the mechanicals' play within the story.

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