In a new departure, in February 2016 Christopher directed a new production of  A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Lyric Theatre at the University of Illinois to great acclaim. Pictures can be seen here.

Darrell Hoemann/UI Lyric Theatre The Rustics including Rustic Bottom played by Ricardo Sepulveda during a rehearsal of “A Midsummer’s Nights Dream” in the Tryon Festival Theatre at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana on Sunday, February 14, 2016.