National Sylvan Theatre, Washington Monument grounds, The Community Center and Playgrounds Department and the Office of National Capital Parks present the ninth summer festival program of the 1941 season, the Washington Players in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," produced by Bess Davis Schreiner, directed by Denis E. Connell, the music by Mendelssohn is played by the Washington Civic Orchestra conducted by Jean Manganaro, the setting and lights Harold Snyder, costumes Mary Davis.

On the magical island of fairies, lives the Fairy Princess named Titania. One peaceful evening, the castle's vault is robbed by an evil sorceress bent on world domination. Titania must make unlikely allies and journey through her magical kingdom in order to save her people from absolute cruelty. Along the way, she will discover new things about her land, her worldviews, and even herself.

As in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, Auberon has become the King of Faerie. His rise to the ultimate high office is told in this story, a tale teeming with errant elves, sinister sprites and treacherous trolls.

A SINGLE SHEET OF PARCHMENT AND A SILVER KEYA SECRET PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONSA MYSTERY WAITING TO BE UNLOCKEDThe Rose Labyrinth

Young Yvette accompanies an artist friend on a trip to Florence.

Acclaimed as a "gifted, courageous writer"(The New York Times), Chris Adrian brings all his extraordinary talents to bear in The Great Night—a brilliant and mesmerizing retelling of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." On Midsummer Eve 2008, three people, each on the run from a failed relationship, become trapped in San Francisco's Buena Vista Park, the secret home of Titania, Oberon, and their court. On this night, something awful is happening in the faerie kingdom: in a fit of sadness over the end of her marriage, which broke up in the wake of the death of her adopted son, Titania has set loose an ancient menace, and the chaos that ensues will threaten the lives of immortals and mortals alike. Selected by The New Yorker as one the best young writers in America, Adrian has created a singularly playful, heartbreaking, and humorous novel—a story that charts the borders between reality and dreams, love and magic, and mortality and immortality.

Avalon is the shining kingdom in the land of Androma. Its queen, Titania of the Fae, has ruled since its founding nearly 1,000 years ago. The image of the perfect ruler, Titania carried herself with poise, elegance, and presence. On the night of the celebration of one of the most significant events in the history of Androma, darkness descended upon Avalon. A mysterious swordsman appeared and declared his intent to annihilate Titania and all those who stand with her. After delivering his threat, he vanished into the darkness of night. Titania must once again devise a solution to save her kingdom from certain destruction, but as the mystery of this swordsman unfolds, is everything what it seems? Is Titania the noble, heroic Queen she professes to be, or a cunning, devious villainess the Swordsman declares her to be?

In her latest dazzling display of magical revelation, white witch Hardie turns her attention to the art of numerology. In her book, she shows readers how to calculate their personal digits, and provides a guide to making the most of the future using numbers.