Cardinal Stage Company, 2016. photo courtesy of Blueline Media Productions

First Fairy (Nicole Bruce, right) recognizes Puck (Lawrence Hecht, left).

Puck (Lawrence Hecht, left) and First Fairy (Nicole Bruce)

Candid backstage, witch 2 (Nicole Bruce)

left to right: Ed (Jaysen Wright) and Essie (Nicole Bruce)

From left to right: Penny (Abby Rowold) paints as Essie (Nicole Bruce) leaps into the scene.

Kolenkov (Adam Noble) lifts Essie (Nicole Bruce) into the air.

left to right: Ed (Jaysen Wright) and Essie (Nicole Bruce)

Essie practices (Nicole Bruce).

Dunyasha (Nicole Bruce) and Yepihodov (Tom Connor)

Teiresias (Nicole Bruce) mask by Ian Martin

Puck (Nicole Bruce) and Bottom (Andrew Benowich)

Iago (Nicole Bruce)

Grumio (Nicole Bruce) and Petruchio (Adam Noble)

the Porter (Nicole Bruce)

from left to right: Mrs. Candour (Nicole Bruce), Crabtree (Jackson Goldberg), and Sir Benjamin Backbite (Drew Jenkins)

Mrs. Candour

from left to right: Queen Elizabeth (Andrea Mellos), Queen Margaret (Nicole Bruce), and the Duchess of York (Mara Lefler)

from left to right: Queen Elizabeth (Andrea Mellos), Queen Margaret (Nicole Bruce), and the Duchess of York (Mara Lefler)

from left to right: Regan (Nicole Bruce), Lear (Henry Woronicz), and Goneril (Evelyn Gaynor).

Goneril (Evelyn Gaynor, left) and Regan.

Big Mama (Nicole Bruce) and Brick (Aaron Kirkpatrick).

Maggie (Andrea Mellos, left) and Big Mama

Argan (Josh Krause, in chair) and Toinette (Nicole Bruce)

Toinette