For its 7th season, Young Shakespeare, Austin Shakespeare’s teen company, will transform Richard Garriott de Cayeux’s Curtain Theatre for a production of the romantic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Featuring audtioned actors performing Shakespeare’s most beautiful poetry, “Midsummer” will run Thursdays through Sundays at 8 pm, June 18 – 28.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the story of four young lovers who flee the adult world to the forest where they are enchanted by the King and Queen of the Fairies. A group of comic workmen are also beset by fairies in this fantastical forest.

The young company is trained by professional directors and designers, unde the direction of Artistic Director Ann Ciccolella and teacher/actor Nancy Eyermann. Returning performers include Jack Frey, Gabrielle Lewis, Alley Koenig and Jacy Murphy to be joined by newcomers Sasha Ashton, Patrick Bell, Hannah Edwards, Reagan Komendera, Hallie Jane Richeson, Hannah Rutt, Isabel Salas, Sam Tumlinson, Cal Ussery and Anastacia Weiss.