Schreiber Theatre Company, the student theater group at Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, stages William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream from Nov. 20 to 22, and this production moves the play's Athenian woods into a Victorian steampunk setting.

There are four performances in the high school auditorium: evening shows on Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m., and matinees on Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m.

The play

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's comedies. Hermia and Lysander run into the woods outside Athens to escape a forced marriage, followed by Demetrius, the suitor Hermia does not want, and Helena, who is in love with Demetrius. In the forest they land in the middle of a quarrel between Oberon and Titania, the king and queen of the fairies. The fairy Puck uses a love potion that makes its target fall for the first creature they see, and the plan goes wrong in several directions at once. Meanwhile, a group of local tradesmen rehearsing a play of their own gets pulled into the confusion.

Who is putting it on

The cast has 19 students, and a larger group of students works on the technical, stage and creative crews. The production is directed by Christine Nelson, with Lauren Foster-Holzer as producer and Allison Friedman as technical director. Set construction and decorating are by Helen and Richie Albertson, and props were designed and built by Leah Siskin and Hannah Siskin.

The company received the Gina Farasciano Community Theater Grant this fall from HEARTS, a Port Washington group that supports the arts in the district's schools.

A busy fall for Port Washington students

The show arrives during a strong stretch for the district's students. In recent weeks the Port Washington girls tennis team won the school's first state title, and the combined Port Washington and Roslyn girls swimming and diving team won the 2026 Nassau County championship, according to the district.

How to get tickets

Tickets are sold online through cur8.com: search for Paul D. Schreiber HS, or use the link on the Schreiber High School page at sch.portnet.org. The company posts updates, photos and videos of the cast and crew on Instagram and Facebook at @schreibertheatrecompany.

What: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Schreiber Theatre Company
When: Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m.
Where: Paul D. Schreiber High School Auditorium, 101 Campus Drive, Port Washington
Tickets: cur8.com

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