A Midsummer Night's Dream at Great River Shakespeare Festival
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Join Great River Shakespeare Festival for the 2026 Festival, featuring our modern rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream. GRSF fills its new home at the historic The ARC with ragtime rhythms, art deco flair, and the splendor of its breathtaking historic drops, conjuring a world where love, laughter, and a little chaos reign supreme.
A ragtag band of working stiffs rehearses a play for their neighbors. Four besotted lovers tumble headlong into an enchanted forest. And somewhere in the fairy realm, things have gone wonderfully, gloriously wrong. Bold, physical, and irresistibly fun for all ages, this Midsummer is a homecoming and a celebration—proof that theater has always been, and always will be, the place where community comes alive.
Arrive up to 90 minutes early and enjoy food, beverages (including alcohol), and the Green Show inside on the 1st floor. The Green Show begins approximately 45 minutes before curtain. Seating for the performance begins approximately 30 minutes prior to curtain.
Special Events and Dates:
June 24 - Preview
June 26 - Opening
July 3 - Fidget-friendly performance/ no haze used
July 8 - Pay What You Will (PWYW)
July 17 - ASL/ Audio Description
July 22 - Pay What You Will (PWYW)
July 26 - Closing
Friday and Saturday evenings - stay after the show for an ice cream social. Enjoy a free frozen treat and mingle with performers and fellow audience members.
Thursday evenings - stay in your seat after the performance for a talk-back with the performers about the making of the play and behind-the-scenes of life in the theater.
Directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson, Midsummer features festival favorites Will Sturdivant (Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Guthrie Theater’s Henriad [History Cycle]) and Tarah Flanagan (Hamlet, An Iliad, Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Much Ado About Nothing) alternating as Bottom and Peter Quince. Come twice to see both versions.
Single tickets and season passes are available for purchase in advance online. Get 10% off with a season pass, which will gain you entry to one showing of your choosing for both plays. Browse seats and get tickets now: https://www.grsf.org/2026-season
Artwork by Karl Gfall.
A ragtag band of working stiffs rehearses a play for their neighbors. Four besotted lovers tumble headlong into an enchanted forest. And somewhere in the fairy realm, things have gone wonderfully, gloriously wrong. Bold, physical, and irresistibly fun for all ages, this Midsummer is a homecoming and a celebration—proof that theater has always been, and always will be, the place where community comes alive.
Arrive up to 90 minutes early and enjoy food, beverages (including alcohol), and the Green Show inside on the 1st floor. The Green Show begins approximately 45 minutes before curtain. Seating for the performance begins approximately 30 minutes prior to curtain.
Special Events and Dates:
June 24 - Preview
June 26 - Opening
July 3 - Fidget-friendly performance/ no haze used
July 8 - Pay What You Will (PWYW)
July 17 - ASL/ Audio Description
July 22 - Pay What You Will (PWYW)
July 26 - Closing
Friday and Saturday evenings - stay after the show for an ice cream social. Enjoy a free frozen treat and mingle with performers and fellow audience members.
Thursday evenings - stay in your seat after the performance for a talk-back with the performers about the making of the play and behind-the-scenes of life in the theater.
Directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson, Midsummer features festival favorites Will Sturdivant (Comedy of Errors, Much Ado About Nothing, Guthrie Theater’s Henriad [History Cycle]) and Tarah Flanagan (Hamlet, An Iliad, Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Much Ado About Nothing) alternating as Bottom and Peter Quince. Come twice to see both versions.
Single tickets and season passes are available for purchase in advance online. Get 10% off with a season pass, which will gain you entry to one showing of your choosing for both plays. Browse seats and get tickets now: https://www.grsf.org/2026-season
Artwork by Karl Gfall.
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Host or PublisherGreat River Shakespeare Festival
