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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Moonrise Kingdom
Two tweens fall in love and run away to live in the woods, sending their small New England town into chaos. A dreamy meditation on the magic of first loves with nods to Shakespeare's comedy.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Lords and Ladies
The fourteenth installment of Pratchett’s comic fantasy Discworld series successfully spoofs A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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The new Four seasons
Revisit Vivaldi's classic symphony that celebrates the seasons, with a modern twist.
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
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Fairies
How dangerous were fairies? This book tells the story of the many fairy terrors which lay behind Titania or Tinkerbell.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Try To Remember: The Fantasticks
Inspired by A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, the cult-classic musical The Fantasticks’ final off-Broadway performance is memorialized in this documentary.
Format: Streaming Video
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Were the World Mine
A bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to turn many in his community gay, including a comely rugby player.
Format: Streaming Video