Midsummer Night’s Dream

October 8 – 16, 2022 | Keller Auditorium

Magic and merriment abound in our joyful fall program. As the curtain rises, we meet a family of circus performers in the OBT premiere of Christopher Bruce’s Hush. This lighthearted and affectionate celebration of family life is imbued with Bruce’s unique physicality and warm humanity. Intensely musical and athletic, Hush will lift your spirits high. The excitement continues with George Balanchine’s sparkling Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, an eight-minute treat of pure bravura and ballet technique. We conclude in an enchanted forest for the return of Christopher Stowell’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Based on Shakespeare’s famous comedy, this work has it all: star-crossed lovers, mischievous pranksters, and ethereal woodland fairies set to Mendelssohn’s beloved score performed live by the OBT Orchestra.

Run Time

Approximately two hours and fourteen minutes with one brief pause, and one 25 minute intermission

Program

Hush

OBT Premiere

Choreography: Christopher Bruce
Music: Bobby McFerrin & Yo-Yo Ma

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Featuring the OBT Orchestra

Choreography: Christopher Stowell
Music: Felix Mendelssohn

Performance Schedule

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Saturday, October 8 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 9 – 2:00 PM
Friday, Oct. 14 – 7:30 PM
Saturday, Oct. 15 – 7:30 PM
Sunday, Oct. 16 – 2:00 PM

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Midsummer Night's Dream

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WEEK 2

Friday, Oct. 14, 7:30 PM

Hush

Eva Burton
Brian Simcoe
Jessica Lind
Ben Yougstone
Hannah Davis
Nicholas Sakai

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

Carly Wheaton
Bailey Shaw

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Hippolyta / Titania – Queen of the Fairies: Jessica Lind
Theseus / Oberon – King of the Fairies: Brian Simcoe
Helena – in love with Demetrius: Carly Wheaton
Demetrius – in love with Hermia: Christopher Kaiser
Hermia – in love with Lysander: Hannah Davis
Lysander – in love with Hermia: Michael Linsmeier
Puck – Master of Ceremonies: Nicholas Sakai
Peaseblossom – Juliette Ochoa
Bottom – a Bartender: Ben Youngstone

Saturday, Oct. 15, 7:30 PM

Hush

Carly Wheaton
Christopher Kaiser
Leigh Goldberger
Ben Yougstone
Juliette Ochoa
Michael Linsmeier

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

Jessica Lind
Bailey Shaw

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Hippolyta / Titania – Queen of the Fairies: Eva Burton
Theseus / Oberon – King of the Fairies: Christopher Kaiser
Helena – in love with Demetrius: Makino Hayashi
Demetrius – in love with Hermia: Isaac Lee
Hermia – in love with Lysander: Zuzu Metzler
Lysander – in love with Hermia: Michael Linsmeier
Puck – Master of Ceremonies: Bailey Shaw
Peaseblossom – Juliette Ochoa
Bottom – a Bartender: Ben Youngstone

Sunday, Oct. 16, 2:00 PM

Hush

Eva Burton
Brian Simcoe
Jessica Lind
Ben Yougstone
Hannah Davis
Nicholas Sakai

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

Carly Wheaton
Bailey Shaw

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Hippolyta / Titania – Queen of the Fairies: Jessica Lind
Theseus / Oberon – King of the Fairies: Brian Simcoe
Helena – in love with Demetrius: Carly Wheaton
Demetrius – in love with Hermia: Christopher Kaiser
Hermia – in love with Lysander: Hannah Davis
Lysander – in love with Hermia: Michael Linsmeier
Puck – Master of Ceremonies: Nicholas Sakai
Peaseblossom – Juliette Ochoa
Bottom – a Bartender: Ben Youngstone

WEEK 1

Saturday, Oct. 8, 7:30 PM

Hush

Eva Burton
Brian Simcoe
Jessica Lind
Ben Yougstone
Hannah Davis
Nicholas Sakai

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

Carly Wheaton
Bailey Shaw

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Hippolyta / Titania – Queen of the Fairies: Jessica Lind
Theseus / Oberon – King of the Fairies: Brian Simcoe
Helena – in love with Demetrius: Carly Wheaton
Demetrius – in love with Hermia: Christopher Kaiser
Hermia – in love with Lysander: Hannah Davis
Lysander – in love with Hermia: Michael Linsmeier
Puck – Master of Ceremonies: Nicholas Sakai
Peaseblossom – Juliette Ochoa
Bottom – a Bartender: Ben Youngstone

Sunday, Oct. 9, 2:00 PM

Hush

Carly Wheaton
Christopher Kaiser
Leigh Goldberger
Gavin Hounslow
Juliette Ochoa
Michael Linsmeier

Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

Hannah Davis
Nicholas Sakai

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Hippolyta / Titania – Queen of the Fairies: Eva Burton
Theseus / Oberon – King of the Fairies: Christopher Kaiser
Helena – in love with Demetrius: Makino Hayashi
Demetrius – in love with Hermia: Isaac Lee
Hermia – in love with Lysander: Hannah Davis
Lysander – in love with Hermia: Michael Linsmeier
Puck – Master of Ceremonies: Bailey Shaw
Peaseblossom – Juliette Ochoa
Bottom – a Bartender: Ben Youngstone

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