A Midsummer Night's Dream
ACT Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company have come together as Union Arts Center to present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from February 14 to March 8, 2026 . Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films, and music to enhance your experience of the show. Annotations provided by publisher unless otherwise noted.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
A script of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, for your reading pleasure.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Love in Color
Black-centered romance stories inspired by African, Western Asian, and re-imagined Greek Myth. Read chapter ten for a steamy take on "Pyramus and Thisbe," a myth that features humorously in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Monstrous Little Voices
"Mischief, Magic, Love and War" collide in a series of stories that reimagine some of Shakespeare's greatest characters, including the mischievous Puck.
Format: eBook
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A Caribbean Dream
Filmed and set entirely in modern-day Barbados, A CARIBBEAN DREAM is an enchanting take on Shakespeare’s beloved comedy.
Format: Streaming Video
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Midsummer
It's politics, fairies, and intrigue in this dark enemies-to-lovers adaptation of Midsummer Night's Dream. The course of true love never did run smooth.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Crafting the Wheel of the Year
Crafting how-to that blends history, spirituality, and crafting through the eight seasonal festivals of the Wheel of the Year.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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Fight Right
Lovers' quarrels take center stage in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Perhaps if Queen Titania and Prince Oberon had some guidance from Dr. Gottman, their summer festival would have gone differently... But where's the fun in that?
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Known for its immersive creativity, award-winning director Julie Taymor’s adaptation of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM was filmed during a stage performance.
Format: Streaming Video
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Man and His Symbols
Carl Jung's work explores the nature of dreams and why we seek meaning in them, and posits that our dream lives are as real and vital as our waking ones.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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Midsummer in Newtown
In a moving documentary film, director Lloyd Kramer follows the development of a special 2014 community theater production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM in Newtown, CT, featuring child survivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.
Format: Streaming Video