Follow a Darkness Like a Dream…
The Dark Fae Court of Oberon invites you to attend their Midsummer Nightmare revelries: a glittering evening of magic, trickery, and the mocking of mortal fools.
Step into a world of terrifying beauty, cruel delight, and midsummer decadence, where the fae gather to feast, flirt, dance, scheme, and amuse themselves with the fragile hearts of mortals. At Oberon’s celebration, the flowers are poisonous, the laughter has teeth, and even love is only another spell to be cast for sport.
Audacious Immersive presents Midsummer Nightmare, a staged reading and dark fae soirée that transforms Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream into something darker, stranger, and far more dangerous — drawing on Audacious Immersive’s decade-long tradition of theatrical horror, dark humor, and audience-powered mischief. This cut-down version of the play leans into the manipulation, obsession, transformation, and supernatural cruelty already hiding beneath Shakespeare’s enchanted comedy.
The evening begins with Light Revelry, where guests will be welcomed into the Fairy Court, sorted among its factions, and invited to sip, socialize, scheme, and take part in midsummer magic. Then the Court gathers for its entertainment: a staged reading of mortal lovers, foolish players, and fae enchantments spiraling into something darker than a dream.
After the reading, the revel continues with Dancing with the Fairy Court, a chance to linger in Oberon’s realm, celebrate beneath the midsummer moon, and lose yourself a little longer to the nightmare.
This event is also a fundraiser supporting the development of a larger-scale immersive production of Midsummer Nightmare planned for next year. Your ticket helps Audacious Immersive bring the full nightmare to life.
Themed attire required. Elaborate costumes encouraged.
All guests are expected to arrive dressed for Oberon’s Midsummer Celebration. Dark fae, gothic fairy tale, moonlit formalwear, masquerade, enchanted woodland, fungi-and-bone aristocrat, cursed mortal finery, or decadent midsummer nightmare are all welcome.
Mortals in plain clothes may be subject to fae judgment.
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Evening Schedule
6:45 PM — Doors Open
7:00–7:30 PM — Light Revelry
7:30 PM — Staged Reading Begins
9:00–10:00 PM — Dancing with the Fairy Court