Overview

Synopsis

It’s Midsummer Eve at the country manor of a mysterious prankster named Lob, who happens to share striking similarities with Shakespeare’s Puck. As he does every year, Lob has assembled a group of guests who all have one thing in common: they desire what fate has kept them from having. Local legend has it that some enchanted woods appear on Midsummer Eve and that anyone who enters the woods gets to experience their life as it could have been. In the woods, everyone becomes who they want, with no memory of their real life. But there is a cost to the road not taken and Lob’s unhappy guests will have to reckon with the hard truth, summarized in a line from Julius Caesar and quoted by one of the characters: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves.”

Show Information

Book
Sir James Matthew (J.M.) Barrie
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
3
First Produced
1917
Genres
Drama, Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Romance
Settings
Period, Fantasy/Imaginary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
A country manor and the enchanted woods outside. Midsummer Eve.
Cast Size
medium
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Elderly, Adult, Mature Adult, Child, Early Teen Characters, Medium Cast

Context

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Alice Dearth

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Mabel Purdie

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Joanna Trout

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Jack Purdie

Lead

Male

Non-singer

Will Dearth

Lead

Male

Non-singer

Lady Caroline Laney

Supporting

Female

Non-singer

Matey

Supporting

Male

Non-singer

Emma Coade

Featured

Female

Non-singer

Lob

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Mr. Coade

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Margaret

Featured

Female

Non-singer

Songs

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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Guide Written By:

Kevan Dunkelberg

Kevan Dunkelberg

Oklahoma-based drama teacher, actor and playwright