Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Video recording of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Liviu Ciulei. Peter Francis James as Oberon and Harriet Harris as Titania. Original music by Philip Glass.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 1986
- Duration
- 166 mins
Credits
- Director
- Liviu Ciulei
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Philip Glass
- Production Design
- Beni Montresor
- Costume
- Beni Montresor
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Theatre D, Performing Arts Centre, State University of New York at Purchase,
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A videorecording of Liviu Ciulei’s 1985 staging of this production, taped at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis is also available on and features many of the same actors named here.
- General
- The play was videotaped as part of a competition sponsored by the cable TV network Showtime. The contest was called Showtime’s Search for Excellence in American Theatre.
- History
- The production ran from July 20 to Sep. 20, 1985.
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77346 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)