Helena loves Demetrius, who loves Hermia, who loves Lysander, who hates Demetrius, who can’t stand Helena, who used to be Hermia’s best friend. A Misdummer Night’s Dream is Shakespeare on the subject of love in a comic fantasy. It creates a dream world for the audience to enter into and experience the fun of the mayhem that ensues when magic, madness, and true love push their way into the world of rules, logic, and cold reason.