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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

TourCo

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tre'von Griffith
Aug 19 — Sep 14, 2025
Various

Free, outdoor tour to public parks in Missouri and Illinois.

This is bite-sized Shakespeare in the Park in locations across the St. Louis metro area. A traveling group of six actors transforms one of Shakespeare’s works into a 90-minute family friendly event in a park near you. This year’s production is a music filled remount of the 2022 TourCo, A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by artist Tre’von Griffith with an all-Black cast and creative team.

Nominated for Best Ensemble in a Comedy at the 2022 St. Louis Theater Circle Awards. 

All performances began at 6:30 p.m. and are free to attend.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

(Lysander, Act 1 Scene 1)

All performances are free to attend and begin at 6:30 p.m. unless noted.

  • Tue, Aug 19 – Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis, MO)
  • Wed, Aug 20 – 370 Lakeside Park (St. Peters, MO)
  • Thu, Aug 21 – Washington University, Tisch Park (St. Louis, MO)
  • Fri, Aug 22 – City Park (Edwardsville, IL)
  • Sat, Aug 23 – Hermann Farm (Hermann, MO)
  • Sun, Aug 24 – House of Miles (East St. Louis, IL)
  • Wed, Aug 27 – O’Day Park Amphitheater (O’Fallon, MO)
  • Thu, Aug 28  – Kiener Plaza (St. Louis, MO)
  • Fri, Aug 29 – Bellevue Park, Bandstand (Belleville, IL)
  • Sat, Aug 30 – Carondelet Park, Bandstand (St. Louis, MO)
  • Tue, Sep 2 – January-Wabash Park (Ferguson, MO)
  • Wed, Sep 3 – Shaw Park, South Shelter (Clayton, MO)
  • Thu, Sep 4 –  Metter Park (Columbia, IL)
  • Fri, Sep 5 – St. Ann & Augusta Lot (Normandy, MO)
  • Sat, Sep 6 – Truman University (Kirksville, MO) for Kohlenberg Lyceum Series
  • Sun, Sep 7 Fairground Park (St. Louis, MO)
  • Fri, Sep 12 – Saint Louis Art Museum Sculpture Garden (MindsEye Audio Descriptions)
  • Sat Sep 13 –  Strauss Park (St. Louis, MO) for Music at the Intersection. Performance begins at 3 p.m.

Creative Team

Supporters

This project is presented by:

Additional site supported provided by Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Charles City-County Library, Washington University in St. Louis, City of Edwardsville, JiaMin and Michael Dierberg, City of O’Fallon, Dorothy Weinel Eppinger Foundation, Truman State University, St. Louis Art Museum, and Kranzberg Arts Foundation.

The Festival’s 25th Anniversary Season is presented by Edward Jones, Regional Art Commission, ARPA for the Arts,, the Whitaker Foundation, and hundreds of Festival members and sponsors throughout the year.