Hobnob Theatre Co.

A Midsummer's Night Dream

directed by Phil Ball

August 2014

Role - Nick Bottom

A return to Shakespeare for me for this, ultimately, very silly role as the overly confident and not too bright weaver-turned-actor, Nick Bottom. I had a lot of fun with this show from the very silly looking donkey ears my wife made to the incredibly over the top performance of the play within the play, Pyramus and Thisby.

This was true Shakespeare in the park as we performed this comedy at Preston Park in Butler in promenade, meaning the audience followed the actors around the park to see the whole show. A bit challenging in that we didn't have a backstage or wings and sometimes, the audience and other cast members were several hundred yards away while you were "offstage."