Shakespeare in Hollywood
by Ken Ludwig
directed by Jiri Zizka
November 23, 2005 – December 31, 2006
Love and lunacy abound in this whimsical winner of the Charles MacArthur Award for Best New Play. Ken Ludwig is a proven contemporary master of high-octane comedy. From the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, now comes Shakespeare in Hollywood.
Hollywood glamour meets the most fanciful of Shakespeare’s comedies when the "real" Puck and Oberon take a wrong turn at a wood near Athens. The fairy king and his right hand sprite might have met their matches among the foolish mortals on the set of Max Reinhardt’s famous 1935 film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Thank goodness they have that magical flower with them…
Cast
Marcia Saunders •
Louella Parsons
Bernard Burak Sheredy •
Max Reinhardt
Kevin Bergen •
Dick Powell
John O’Creagh •
Jack Warner
Christian Davidock •
Daryl
Polly Lee •
Lydia Lansing
James Judy •
Harry Warner
Mike Dees •
Sam Warner
Chris Faith •
Albert Warner
Michael Sharon •
Oberon
Caroline Tamas •
Puck
Christian Davidock •
Groucho Marx
Kevin Bergen •
Tarzan
Mike Dees •
Cowboy
James Judy •
Will Hays
Mike Dees •
Joe E. Brown
Chris Faith •
Jimmy Cagney
Production Team
Robert Pyzocha •
Set Designer
Jerold R. Forsyth •
Lighting Designer
Janus Stefanowicz •
Costume Designer
Bill Moriarty •
Sound Designer
Walter Bilderback •
Dramaturg
Susannah Engstrom •
Dramaturg
Jiri Zizka •
Projection Designer
J. Alex Cordaro •
Fight Director
Patreshettarlini Adams •
Stage Manager
Bill Felty •
Local Casting Director
Jerry Beaver Associates •
New York Casting Director