A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a romantic comedy fueled by magic, mix-ups, and mischief. Four young lovers flee into a forest where a fairy’s love potion causes them to fall for all the wrong people. At the same time, fairy royalty feud, and a group of clueless craftsmen rehearse a play—until one is magically turned into a donkey and becomes the target of enchanted love.

The humor comes from mistaken identities, exaggerated emotions, and a delightfully bad play-within-a-play. By morning, the magic fades, the couples are happily sorted, and the chaos is revealed to be just a strange, funny dream.

Adapted from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this original ballet by David Wilcox stands as a significant work in Long Beach Ballet’s performance history. Presented by the professional company between 1985 and 1996, the production traveled internationally and was performed in Taiwan. Wilcox chose to set the ballet to music by Sergei Prokofiev, finding its lyrical richness and dramatic vitality especially fitting for the story’s emotional contrasts and magical atmosphere.

                “In my view, the composer, just as the poet, the sculptor or the painter, is in duty bound to serve Man, the people. He must beautify human life and defend it.”
— Sergei Prokofiev

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