A Midsummer Night's Dream

Four actors in imaginative costumes stand on a dark stage with two small trees and a wrecked car.

A SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare German by Angela Schanelec, Jürgen Gosch and Wolfgang Wiens Premiere on 3 September 2023 at the Burgtheater September 2023 at the Burgtheater Theseus MARKUS SCHEUMANN Hippolyta SYLVIE ROHRER Egeus GUNTHER ECKES Lysander MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Demetrius LANGSTON UIBEL Helena LILI WINDERLICH Hermia MEIKE DROSTE Squenz (Prologue) GUNTHER ECKES Zettel (Pyrannus) OLIVER NÄGELE Flaut (Thisbe) SABINE HAUPT Schnauz (Wall) LANGSTON UIBEL Schnock (Lion) MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Swallower (Moon) LILI WINDERLICH Oberon SYLVIE ROHRER Titania MARKUS SCHEUMANN Puck DOROTHEE HARTINGER Elves SABINE HAUPT, GUNTHER ECKES Live music JOSH SNEESBY Director: BARBARA FREY Stage: MARTIN ZEHETGRUBER Assistance Stage: STEPHANIE WAGNER Costumes: ESTHER GEREMUS Music: BARBARA FREY, JOSH SNEESBY Lighting: RAINER KÜNG Dramaturgy: ANDREAS KARLAGANIS

Large black metal racks lie side by side on a rusty workshop surface.

Several people stand behind a transparent curtain in front of a wall with a floral pattern, their shadows visible.

A SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare German by Angela Schanelec, Jürgen Gosch and Wolfgang Wiens Premiere on 3 September 2023 at the Burgtheater September 2023 at the Burgtheater Theseus MARKUS SCHEUMANN Hippolyta SYLVIE ROHRER Egeus GUNTHER ECKES Lysander MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Demetrius LANGSTON UIBEL Helena LILI WINDERLICH Hermia MEIKE DROSTE Squenz (Prologue) GUNTHER ECKES Zettel (Pyrannus) OLIVER NÄGELE Flaut (Thisbe) SABINE HAUPT Schnauz (Wall) LANGSTON UIBEL Schnock (Lion) MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Swallower (Moon) LILI WINDERLICH Oberon SYLVIE ROHRER Titania MARKUS SCHEUMANN Puck DOROTHEE HARTINGER Elves SABINE HAUPT, GUNTHER ECKES Live music JOSH SNEESBY Director: BARBARA FREY Stage: MARTIN ZEHETGRUBER Assistance Stage: STEPHANIE WAGNER Costumes: ESTHER GEREMUS Music: BARBARA FREY, JOSH SNEESBY Lighting: RAINER KÜNG Dramaturgy: ANDREAS KARLAGANIS

A woman in a pink dress kneels on the floor while several heads peer curiously through a crack in the door into a dark room.

A SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare German by Angela Schanelec, Jürgen Gosch and Wolfgang Wiens Premiere on 3 September 2023 at the Burgtheater September 2023 at the Burgtheater Theseus MARKUS SCHEUMANN Hippolyta SYLVIE ROHRER Egeus GUNTHER ECKES Lysander MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Demetrius LANGSTON UIBEL Helena LILI WINDERLICH Hermia MEIKE DROSTE Squenz (Prologue) GUNTHER ECKES Zettel (Pyrannus) OLIVER NÄGELE Flaut (Thisbe) SABINE HAUPT Schnauz (Wall) LANGSTON UIBEL Schnock (Lion) MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Swallower (Moon) LILI WINDERLICH Oberon SYLVIE ROHRER Titania MARKUS SCHEUMANN Puck DOROTHEE HARTINGER Elves SABINE HAUPT, GUNTHER ECKES Live music JOSH SNEESBY Director: BARBARA FREY Stage: MARTIN ZEHETGRUBER Assistance Stage: STEPHANIE WAGNER Costumes: ESTHER GEREMUS Music: BARBARA FREY, JOSH SNEESBY Lighting: RAINER KÜNG Dramaturgy: ANDREAS KARLAGANIS

A man sits on top of a large metal container, while two people in identical green outfits stand below.

A SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare German by Angela Schanelec, Jürgen Gosch and Wolfgang Wiens Premiere on 3 September 2023 at the Burgtheater September 2023 at the Burgtheater Theseus MARKUS SCHEUMANN Hippolyta SYLVIE ROHRER Egeus GUNTHER ECKES Lysander MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Demetrius LANGSTON UIBEL Helena LILI WINDERLICH Hermia MEIKE DROSTE Squenz (Prologue) GUNTHER ECKES Zettel (Pyrannus) OLIVER NÄGELE Flaut (Thisbe) SABINE HAUPT Schnauz (Wall) LANGSTON UIBEL Schnock (Lion) MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Swallower (Moon) LILI WINDERLICH Oberon SYLVIE ROHRER Titania MARKUS SCHEUMANN Puck DOROTHEE HARTINGER Elves SABINE HAUPT, GUNTHER ECKES Live music JOSH SNEESBY Director: BARBARA FREY Stage: MARTIN ZEHETGRUBER Assistance Stage: STEPHANIE WAGNER Costumes: ESTHER GEREMUS Music: BARBARA FREY, JOSH SNEESBY Lighting: RAINER KÜNG Dramaturgy: ANDREAS KARLAGANIS

Several large, black steel beams lie parallel on the floor of an industrial hall with high windows.

Two people are on a dark stage with wrecked cars and small trees, while other people are lying on the ground.

A SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare German by Angela Schanelec, Jürgen Gosch and Wolfgang Wiens Premiere on 3 September 2023 at the Burgtheater September 2023 at the Burgtheater Theseus MARKUS SCHEUMANN Hippolyta SYLVIE ROHRER Egeus GUNTHER ECKES Lysander MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Demetrius LANGSTON UIBEL Helena LILI WINDERLICH Hermia MEIKE DROSTE Squenz (Prologue) GUNTHER ECKES Zettel (Pyrannus) OLIVER NÄGELE Flaut (Thisbe) SABINE HAUPT Schnauz (Wall) LANGSTON UIBEL Schnock (Lion) MARIE-LUISE STOCKINGER Swallower (Moon) LILI WINDERLICH Oberon SYLVIE ROHRER Titania MARKUS SCHEUMANN Puck DOROTHEE HARTINGER Elves SABINE HAUPT, GUNTHER ECKES Live music JOSH SNEESBY Director: BARBARA FREY Stage: MARTIN ZEHETGRUBER Assistance Stage: STEPHANIE WAGNER Costumes: ESTHER GEREMUS Music: BARBARA FREY, JOSH SNEESBY Lighting: RAINER KÜNG Dramaturgy: ANDREAS KARLAGANIS

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