Performed in repertory, the well-loved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the rarely produced The Two Noble Kinsmen interrogate what lengths we will go to for love and what happens to those who get left behind. Both stories take place in the realm of Theseus, who has to decide how to manage young men rivaling for the attentions of a single woman.
Anacostia Arts Center
1231 Good Hope Road, SE Washington, DC 20020
Cast
Jenna Berk
Ian Blackwell Rogers
Joshua D. Brown
Jacqueline Chenault
Kelly Elliott
Renana Fox
Amber Gibson
Carolyn Kashner
Willem Krumich
Ben Lauer
David Mavricos
Zach Roberts
Anderson Wells
Production Team
Jessica Aimone Director Derek David Stage Manager Melissa Huggins Costume Designer
Genevieve V. Beller Masks & Puppetry Jason Aufdem-Brinke Lighting Designer Joshua D. Brown & Kelly Elliott Fight Choreographers
Zach Roberts Music Director & Composer Jacqueline Chenault Dance Choreographer
The caliber of acting from Brave Spirits is superb; which is even more impressive considering all of the young cast members perform in both plays. Each is perfectly suited to his or her character.
Molly Cox, Brightest Young Things
The company’s Pyramus and Thisbe is, naturally, the highlight of the show, a successful showcase for a crew of very well developed supporting characters.
John Dellaporta, DC Theatre Scene
When the amateur theater troupe performs its hysterical play-within-a-play in the last act, and the watching protagonists make Mystery Science Theater-esque barbs from the audience, Brave Spirits and the Bard are hand-in-hand, laughing off any pretentions. This is frivolous forest fun; just go with it.