A ROCKIN’ Midsummer Night’s Dream

April 10 – 26, 2026

Experience a bold new take on Shakespeare’s beloved comedy. Journey from ancient Athens into an enchanted forest where lovers, mischievous spirits, and feuding royalty collide in a magical, rock-and-roll reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Blending Shakespeare’s original text with a dynamic, genre-spanning score, this modern musical adaptation is full of humor, heart, and theatrical mischief. This production also marks a special first-time collaboration with the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, onstage and behind the scenes — promising an evening of laughter, love, and a little bit of magic.

Book & Lyrics by: William Shakespeare
Music by: Eric Svejcar
Adaptation and Additional Lyrics by: Eric Svejcar and Michael Unger
Conceived and Directed by: Michael Unger
Music Director: Jeffrey Saver
Choreographer: Jennifer Paulson Lee

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Running Time: 2 Hours & 15 Min

Address: Skylight Music Theater

Recommended: Recommended Ages 6+

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Cast & Creative Team

Creative Team

Director – Michael Unger***
Music Director – Jeffrey Saver
Choreographer – Jennifer Paulson Lee
Scenic Designer – Jonathan Berg-Einhorn
Costume Designer – Josephine Everett
Lighting Designer – Smooch Medina
Sound Designer – Chad Parsley
Production Stage Manager – Emily Wright*
Assistant Stage Manager – Sami Peckelnicky*
Assistant Stage Manager – Lillian Hayward
Intimacy/Fight Director – Marcee Doherty

Musicians

Conductor/Keys – Jeffrey Saver
Keyboard – Eric Svejcar
Guitar – Bob Monagle
Bass – Michael Ritter
Woodwind – Jon Lovas
Drums/Percussion – Patrick Morrow

Cast – Adults

Hippolyta – Jackey Boelkow
Theseus – Joe Picchetti
Oberon – Frankie Breit
Titania – Stephanie Staszak
Egeus – Jesse Weinberg
Nick Bottom – Saum Seyed*
Peter Quince – Zach Thomas Woods

Cast – UWM PSOA Student Performers

Hermia – Serena Vasquez
Lysander – Lucas Drube
Helena – Logan Grace
Demetrius – Nathaniel Contreras
Francis Flute – Mitchell Blohm
Robin Starveling – Larissa Beckman
Tom Snout – Sanaa Harper
Ensemble – Olivia Coleman, Gwendolyn Grace, Samantha Knapp, Alannah Parlich, Robert Stewart

Cast – Youth Performers

Puck – Lainey Techtmann
Orchid – Finley Brown
Snug – Silvia Stoeger
Peaseblossom – Zoah Hirano
Cobweb – Alexus Coleman
Moth – Averi Lauren Grier
Mustardseed – Jillian Vogedes
Changeling – Layla Clobes & Victoria Bruss

*Appearing through an agreement between Skylight Music Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

***The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union