THE CHARACTERS
THESEUS - Duke of Athens. Mature male.
HIPPOLYTA - Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus. Mature female.
EGEUS - Hermia's father. Mature male.
HERMIA - Egeus's daughter, in love with Lysander. Young female, dark hair.
LYSANDER - Loved by Hermia. Young male.
DEMETRIUS - Suitor of Hermia. Young male.
HELENA - In love with Demetrius. Young female, fair hair.
PHILOSTRATE - Theseus's Master of the Revels. Male or female.
OBERON - King of the Fairies. Male.
TITANIA - Queen of the Fairies. Young female.
PUCK - Or Robin Goodfellow. Young male or female.
PEASELOSSOM - Female (12-16).
COBWEB - Female (12-16).
MOTH - Female (12-16).
MUSTARDSEED - Fairy. Female (12-16)
PETER QUINCE - A carpenter; Prologue in the interlude. Male.
NICK BOTTOM - A weaver; Pyramus, in the interlude. Male.
FRANCIS FLUTE - A bellows-mender; Thisbe in the interlude. Male.
TOM SNOUT - A tinker; Wall in the interlude. Male or female playing male.
SNUG - A joiner; Lion in the interlude. Male or female playing male.
ROBIN STRAVLING - A tailor; Moonshie in the interlude. Male or female playing male.
Other Fairies - Attending to Oberon and Titania.
Lords and Attendants - To Theseus and Hippolyta.
Definitions
Mature male/female someone who looks older than 30.
Young male/female someone who looks between 16-30.
Male/Female - between 16-60.
General Notes
Hermia is shorter than Helena but not a definite requirement.
All fairies will possibly be wearing leotards, even Puck.
Setting
Court in Athen's - 1920's.
Woods - mythical - fairies to be based on Greek mythology
Costumes
The Court - 1920's.
Mechanicals - clothes of their trade.
Fairies - Greek mythology.