Behind the Scenes

Our productions rely on the talents of a highly skilled design team to bring the stage to life. From the lighting, to sound, to set, to costume design, the creative process starts long before we see the productions. Learn more about what went into creating the set, sound and costumes for A Midsummer night’s Dream!

“The set design for A Midsummer night’s Dream is a time capsule of a pre-COVID-19 design I created for Dream and Henry V for the 2020 Season. When the decision was made to bring back the lost 2020 Season, with Dream now set in a pre-WWII era, I decided to keep the design the same, except for some minor changes and additions to enhance the dream-like experience. I feel it’s a poignant decision to share with you all of what was and what could have been. This set design bares the COVID scars we all carry with us.”

Set design for A Midsummer night’s Dream by Amir Ofek

Amir Ofek, Set Designer

“Most of the inspiration for the music in this production of A Midsummer night’s Dream has come from the incredible work Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg has done to choreograph the movement in this show. This play always offers the possibilities of a rich and varied sonic palette, and this production is particularly exciting because of the scope and scale of the dance and movement. After such a long time away, my goal above all has been to fill the tent with drama and magic to match the story being told onstage.”

Mishelle Cuttler, Sound Designer & Composer

“A Midsummer night’s Dream has the best variety of characters to design costumes for. The lovers’ looks are rooted in a historical reality, whereas the fairy world is fantasy, and the mechanicals are comedy. I start my design process by looking at lots of visual inspiration. This production of Dream is set around 1930, so I pick and choose what will work for our production, thinking about period silhouettes, societal positions, defining era colours, patterns and textures. When designing the fairy world for this production of Dream, I needed to be especially considerate of how the fairies could move in their costumes as dancers!" Christine Reimer, Costume Designer