KC FRINGE FESTIVAL 2025
Performances July 17-27
Visual Art July 06-26
Film July 18-20
KC FRINGE FESTIVAL 2025
Performances July 17-27
Visual Art July 06-26
Film July 18-20
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Show Description
The Tim Mooney Rep presents its very first multiple-actor show! Tim Mooney has teamed up with five KC Fringe superstars for the KC premiere of “Breakneck Midsummer Night’s Dream!”
Tim notes, “’Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is such a frenzy of chase scenes, confused and love-potioned lovers that, to really do justice to it, I couldn’t do my usual One-Man Treatment. Written in honor of an aristocratic or royal wedding, the very impulse behind “Midsummer Night’s Dream” has always been to get the audience hot and bothered for Romance, Fairy Ribaldry, sexy innuendo and, to top it all off: an ass!
Cast and Crew
Tim Mooney, Maggie Killian, Shawn Murphy, Schmoo Cutlip, Michael Shaeffer, Beth Byrd-Lonski and Mallory Sabetodos Vance
Artist & Show Details:
I’ve done the KC Fringe a dozen times since 2009, always as a one-man show (UNTIL NOW). Those have included, “Breakneck Hamlet,” “Breakneck Comedy of Errors,” “Breakneck Romeo & Juliet,” “Breakneck Julius Caesar” and “Shakespeare’s Histories: Ten Epic Plays at a Breakneck Pace!” Some may also remember “The Greatest Speech of All Time,” “Criteria, a One-Man Comic Sci-Fi Thriller,” “Man Cave, a One-Man Sci-Fi Tragicomedy” and “Moliere than Thou” and “Dancing Nude!”
“In true Tim Mooney fashion, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy is expertly condensed… for a chirpy, whimsical delight that succeeds in making Shakespeare accessible to all.” Orlando Sentinel (Listed among “Best of Fest”)
“Highly Recommended” “You do not need your eyes anointed by the juice of a flower to fall in love with Tim Mooney’s ‘Breakneck Midsummer Night’s Dream.’… Think of it as “Cliff” coming to life and presenting his notes after a triple espresso. …wait ’til you get a load of his Bottom!” Lania Berger, Orlando Sentinel
“As usual, Timothy’s adaptation gets right to the heart of the story, includes all of the well-known lines (e.g., “Lord, what fools these mortals be”) and leaves me wondering what was cut because the story seems so completely and thoroughly, if quickly, told (and makes me think Shakespeare should always be an hour long). … If you need a traditional but quick Shakespeare fix at the Fringe, there’s no better place to get it than Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre.” Jill Shafer, Cherry and Spoon (Theatre Blog) [Also named among Jill’s “Fringe “Favorites:” “Once again Timothy Mooney (here with five friends) makes a case for why Shakespeare should always be 60 minutes long, in this really fun and faithful adaptation of the Bard’s most popular comedy.”]
“In-between giving us generous helpings of both Shakespeare and some well-directed comedic stunts by a talented cast, even those who might normally shun the Bard as too highbrow should be jumping in line to check this one out. … They approach the show with the right mix of silliness, boisterous humor and good fun. Mooney, who plays Theseus, selected his cast wisely, and they have a ball going through this rapid-fire version of a Shakes classic. And believe me, this one is anything but “stuffy” Shakes. You’ll especially enjoy the magic forest they create. The show does have a touch of something magical about it.” Michael Freeman, freelinemediaorlando.com
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