2026-2027 National Tour
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
In a Modern Verse Translation by Jeff Whitty
Directed by Devin Brain
A rapturous, fresh take on one of William Shakespeare’s most popular and widely performed plays, The Acting Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a captivating, coming-of-age story that will surprise and delight! In this fast-paced, crowd-pleasing comedy, a pair of young lovers flee to an enchanted forest where a troupe of amateur actors rehearse a play. With the help of a mystical flower, the fairy king and queen’s mischievous servant Puck creates chaos for these unsuspecting humans, leading to mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and comical transformations. Bursting with mirth, music, magic, and mayhem, this uplifting tale of illusion and love comes to life with an electric cast of New York-based artists.
2026 - 27 National Tour: Accessible Theater from Shore-to-Shore
This year’s National Tour will be touring in the winter of 2027 (February through April). Playing at major presenting houses, community performing arts centers, and even middle/high schools across this country, our nimble tours bring world-class ensembles to audiences nationwide. If you are interested in bringing The Acting Company to your community, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We want to share our work with you and your audience.
National Tour Window:
February 8 - April 4th
Booking Inquiries:
Alliance Artist Management
School Performances:
February 8 - April 4th
Booking Inquiries for
New York City
Educational Activities:
For information about our educational activities, both those connected to our tours and stand-alone residencies, please visit our Education Page(s).
CREATIVE TEAM
Devin Brain (Director)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Devin is the Producing Director of The Acting Company, a national touring repertory company founded by John Houseman and Margot Harley. As a director, his work focuses on contemporary productions of classical texts, as well as original work. Select productions include: Othello, Julius Caesar, My Antonia (an adaptation of the Willa Cather novel), Macbeth, You / Emma (an adaptation of Madame Bovary), Exposure (an exploration of the life and work of Francesca Woodman), Bones in the Basket (an original adaptation of Russian Fairy Tales), Middletown by Will Eno, Breath of Kings (his adaptation of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V), Rose Mark’d (his adaptation of Henry V, Henry VI, and Richard III), Blacktop Sky by Christina Anderson, and The Droll {or, a play about the END of theatre} by Meg Miroshnik.
DESIGN TEAM
TBD
°The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
†Designers represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
MEET THE CAST
TBA
REPERTORY STAFF
TBA
PERFORMANCE DATES
Touring between February 8th and April 4th.
Venues To Be Announced
subject to change — with more venues added throughout the tour!
†Includes Student and School Group matinées
