This year’s fall play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, will be opening this Friday, November 13 and will run for a total of 5 performances. The play offers a bit for everyone: comedy, romance, runaway kids, jealousy, and magic.

The comedy centers around the wedding of the two leaders of a town, though there is far more going on throughout the play.

La Salle’s version of this Shakespearean classic will be a little bit different from the traditional play. Instead of its traditional setting of Athens, it will be set in Latin America, the typical Kings and Queens depicted as Aztec gods and goddesses, and the fairies will be seen as more of earthy fairies. “The set’s pretty incredible,” La Salle Drama Director, Mr. Casciato, said.

Though the wedding is the main event, there are no true main characters. “It’s a play with a lot of characters and they’re all equally important,” Casciato said.

One of the best known character in all of Shakespeare, Puck “the mischievous fairy”, will be played by Rayawnie Paris. The King and Queen of the fairies will be played by Kevin Raschio and Jayde Blackmar. There are two sets of young lovers, one played by Truman Rae and Zoey Wilbur, the other played by Brady Young and Fiona Brunning. Other prominent roles include Peter Gustafson as the Duke, and AnnaMarie Meyer as Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to the Duke.

Grant Starr, assistant director, is excited for the audience to meet the play’s characters. “There’s [several] really good actors that really embody certain characters.”

Because of the play’s complicated storyline, Casciato suggests that viewers could even benefit if they “go online and read a synopsis” to understand the plot beforehand, as it follows the traditional comedy pattern of having a complicated plot.

Opening night is this Friday November 13 at 7:30 in the La Salle auditorium. There will then be shows November 14, 19, and 20, with closing night on November 21. The cost of admission is $10 for students and senior citizens, and $12 for adults.