S2 Ep1742: ARTS ALIVE! St. Pete Catalyst Bill DeYoung: Jonathan O'Brien, Fairyland: A Midwinter Night’s Dream

Radio St. Pete Podcast Archive · Feb 20, 2026 · 22m

Today’s guest on Arts Alive! is St. Petersburg actor Jonathan O’Brien, a cast member from the American Stage production of Fairyland: A Midwinter Night’s Dream, performed through March 8 on the walking trails at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. These “promenade” shows represent American Stage executive director Helen R. Murray’s belief in taking theater off the stage and out into the community.Written by Anthony Gervais, Fairyland is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in which two sets of lovers encounter an acting troupe, and a band of mischievous fairies, in the woods…