A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition Audiobook (Free)

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY

The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Research

The Folger Shakespeare Library, house to the world’s most significant Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night’s Fantasy to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Model.

INSIDE A Midsummer Night’s Fantasy, Shakespeare stages the workings of love in unexpected ways. In the woods outside Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves into couples-but not before they type first one like triangle, and another. The king and queen of fairyland, Oberon and Titania, battle over custody of the orphan youngster. Oberon uses magic to create Titania fall in love with a weaver called Bottom, in order to distract Titania through the custody fight. While all this is going on, Bottom and his companions ineptly stage the tragedy of “Pyramus and Thisbe.”

This new full-cast recording-based on the esteemed edition of Shakespeare’s classic-expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is ideal for students, teachers, and the everyday listener.