A Musical delight for the entire family
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT
SCRIPT SYNOPSIS
Set amid the opulence and social upheaval of Gilded Age New York City, A Midsummer Night unfolds in a world where high society balls, industrial tycoons, and bohemian artists collide.
As Manhattan’s elite prepare for the lavish wedding of Theo, a powerful railroad magnate, and Polly, a European heiress. Young lovers from rival families—Mia and Alexander, Lena and Frederick—flee uptown into the sprawling and mysterious Central Park, seeking freedom from the rigid expectations of high society.
But the park hides secrets: it’s the domain of Oberon and Titania, the feuding king and queen of the city’s hidden magical underworld—a world filled with whimsical fae, ragtime-playing sprites, and mischievous spirits like Puck, who stirs chaos with a love potion gone wrong.
Meanwhile, a troupe of earnest but bumbling immigrant laborers—led by the overly ambitious Nick, a cigar roller with Broadway dreams—rehearse a play to perform at the wedding, only to find themselves entangled in the magical mischief.
In a night of confusion, enchantment, and transformation, class lines blur, affections shift, and love finds its true course—just in time for dawn to rise over the shimmering skyline of Gilded Age New York.
MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE SCENE 1 – Mansion
1. A Midsummer Night… ………………………………………….. Company
2. When You Are Near ……………………………………………… Alexander
2A. When You Are Near Reprise #1 …………………… Alexander
2B. Scene Change…………………………………………………….. Orchestra
SCENE 2 – Quince’s flat (on Rooftop)
3. The Life In The Theatre …………………………………. Mechanicals
3A. The Life In The Theatre Reprise #1 ………… Mechanicals
4. Scene Change………………………………………………………… Orchestra
SCENE 3 – Central Park
5A. Oberon’s March………………………………………..…Oberon’s Fairies
5B. Titania’s Processional ………………………………. Fairies & Cast
6. What Did I See In You? …………………………. Oberon & Titania
6A. Titania’s Exit… ………………………………………………………. Orchestra
6B. Puck Just Thinks ………………………………………………… Orchestra
6C. Oberon’s Invisible Spell into Lover’s Fugue Theme …….. Orchestra
6D. Out of Invisible Spell ………………………………………… Orchestra
7. Love Does Funny Things #1 …………………………………………. Puck
SCENE 4 – Another part of the park
8. Titania’s Lullaby ……………………………………………. Fairies & Cast
8A. Titania’s Eye Drops ……………………………………………….. Oberon
9. Someone Who Loves Me ……………………………………………… Mia
9A. Mia Goes To Sleep …………………………………………… Orchestra
10. Love Does Funny Things #2 ………………………………………. Puck
10A. Love Spell ……………………………………………………………. Orchestra
11. Feast Or Famine ………………………………………………………….. Lena
11A. Mystic Music ……………………………………………………….. Orchestra
11B. Scene Change…………………………………………………….. Orchestra
SCENE 5 – The Rehearsal in Park
11C. Think Music ………………………………………………………….. Orchestra
11D. Fairy Dust Music …………………………………………………. Orchestra
11E. Trill Music – Bottom’s an Ass …………………………. Orchestra
12. Bona Fide Star …………………………………………………………….. Bottom
13. A Midsummer Night-Act 1 Finale ……………………………… Cast
ACT TWO
14. Opening of Act Two ………………………………………….. Orchestra
SCENE 1 – The Park
15. Lovers’ Feud Part 1 & Part 2 ………………………….. Four Lovers
16. What Do You Do? …………………………………………………… Frederick
SCENE 2 – Another part of The Park
17. Love Does Funny Things #3 ……………………….. Puck & Fairy
18. When You Are Near Reprise ………………………… Four Lovers
SCENE 3 – Mechanical’s Rehearsal – Looking For Bottom
19. The Life In The Theatre Reprise #3 ………… Mechanicals
SCENE 4 – Theo’s Mansion
20. A Midsummer Night-Act 2 Finale ……………….. Company
“A Midsummer Night”
“Someone Who Loves Me”
“Feast Or Famine”
“What Did I See In You?”
“Bona Fide Star”
“What Do You Do When You’re in Love”
THEO /OBERON
The Wealthy Duke/Fairy King
POLLY/TITANIA
Duke’s Fiance/Fairy Queen
EDGAR
Mia’s Father
NICK
Actor
LENA
In love with Frederick
ALEXANDER
In love with Mia then Lena
FREDERICK
In love with Mia
MOTH & COBWEB
Fairies
PUCK
FairyServant to Oberon
SAM
Actor Lion
PHIL/TOM
Master of Ceremonies/Wall
MIA
Daughter of Edgar
QUINCE
Director
FRANCIS
Actor (female role)
ROBIN
Actor Playing Moonshine
MUSTARSEED & PEASEBLOSSOM
Fairies
Cast can be doubled and done with 11 actors.
