Monday, July 31, 2017

Congratulations to Our Own Warren Wyss!

Warren Wyss, co-chair of the UFT Players, is appearing in the Public Theatre's Midsummer Night's Dream from July 11th through August 13th. Bravo!
From Playbill: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the second, free Shakespeare in the Park production from the Public Theater, officially opens July 31 in Central Park. Among the cast are Annaleigh Ashford as Helena, Phylicia Rashad as Titania, Kristine Nielsen as Puck, Danny Burstein as Nick Bottom, Kyle Beltran as Lysander, and Bhavesh Patel as Theseus.

Completing the cast are Shalita Grant (Hermia), De’Adre Aziza (Hippolyta), Min Borack (Fifth Fairy), Vinie Burrows (First Fairy, Peaseblossom), Justin Cunningham (Philostrate), Marcelle Davies-Lashley (Fairy Singer), Austin Durant (Snug), Keith Hart (Third Fairy), Alex Hernandez (Demetrius), Jeff Hiller (Francis Flute), Robert Joy (Peter Quince), Patricia Lewis (Fourth Fairy), David Manis (Egeus, Cobweb), Pamela McPherson-Cornelius (Second Fairy), Patrena Murray (Snout), Richard Poe (Oberon), Joe Tapper (Robin Starveling), Judith Wagner (Mote), Warren Wyss (Mustardseed), Benjamin Ye (Changeling Boy), and Rosanny Zayas (Understudy).Central Park’s Delacorte Theater is transformed into an enchanted forest for the romantic comedy, which sees young lovers lost in the woods and mistakenly lusting after the wrong people. The limited engagement is scheduled through August 13, with direction by Lear deBessonet and choreography by Chase Brock.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream features scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau, sound design by Jessica Paz, hair, wig, and make-up design by Cookie Jordan, original music, music supervision, and orchestrations by Justin Levine, additional orchestrations by Charlie Rosen, additional music supervision by Dean Sharenow, and music direction by Jon Spurney.



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