THE DREAM

by Dezi Dibs & Jorge Schultz

Welcome to The Dream, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, reimagined within the vibrant, unapologetic world of a drag bar. In this version, the ethereal fairies take on new life as the dynamic personas of our performers, merging classical theater with the contemporary, colorful pulse of queer culture.

At its heart, The Dream is an exploration of gender—an invitation to break free from the constraints of societal norms and the binary structures that have long shaped how we define identity. Through the glitter and glamor, we invite you to play, to let go, and to transcend the traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity. In this space, there is no right or wrong way to be; there is only freedom and expression.

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Cast: Lauren Ryan-Holt, Silas Lloyd, Elliott Becker Peeler, Arin Andrews, Chloe Belle Boocock, Sophia Barbatsuly, Ruby Hough Miller, Aidan Kennedy, Aila Bliss McEnroe, Millie Altopp, William Axelrod

Set and props design: Josh Barilla

Costume design: Valérie Thérèse Bart

Lighting design: Josh Martinez-Davis

Sound design: Max Silverman

Production Stage Manager: Ally MacLean

Assistant Directors: Nádia Iracema Matos de Almeida; Jingyi Mao
Assistant Stage Manager: Riley Mabry