NATIONAL TOUR
The course of true love never did run smooth.
Available as a 90-minute OR full-length production.
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare casts a theatrical spell powerful enough to make audiences of all ages believe in anything. This mischievous comedy of lovers, heroes, fairies, and rude mechanicals is his tribute to humankind’s power of imagination, and reveals that the “course of true love” can alter with just one touch of magic.
Artistic Team
Thomas J. Coppola was part of the American Shakespeare Center from 2015 to 2025.
THIS SEASON: Vocal Coach. Nancy is an actress, vocalist, and choreographer who appeared at ASC in last season’s world premiere musical…
THIS TOUR SEASON: Lysander, Snug the Joiner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Arviragus in Imogen; Connie Rivers, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
Cast
THIS SEASON: Viola/Sebastian in Twelfth Night; Desdemona in Othello
THIS TOUR SEASON: Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Belarus in Imogen, Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath
Sara Linares is an actor at the American Shakespeare Center, appearing in classical and contemporary productions at the Blackfriars Playhouse.
THIS SEASON: Dick Wilkins and Peter in A Christmas Carol
THIS TOUR SEASON: Paris in Romeo and Juliet and Adriana in A Comedy of Errors
THIS SEASON: Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing; Marcellus, Fortinbras, Player Queen in Hamlet; Caius Martius in Coriolanus
THIS TOUR SEASON: Lysander, Snug the Joiner in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Arviragus in Imogen; Connie Rivers, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
Kenn Hopkins Jr. is an accomplished actor who has brought dynamic performances to ASC, regional theatres, and screen, with captivating roles.
THIS SEASON: Ensemble (Christmas Past, Tiny Tim) in A Christmas Carol
THIS TOUR SEASON: Quince, Cobweb in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Caius Lucius, Helen in Imogen; Noah Joad, Ensemble in The Grapes of Wrath
Topher Embrey is an actor at the American Shakespeare Center. Explore his theater experience, education, and background.