Richard Burbage, William Shakespeare, Roper,  Queen Elizabeth I, Will Kempe, Richard Mulcaster, Harry, Sam and Henry Condell  Nat Field as Puck. Gil Warmun as Oberon. David Roper (Roper) as Bottom. Ray Danza as Theseus. Joe Wilson as Hippolyta. Alan Wong as Titania. Eric as Mustard-Seed. "King of Shadows" was adapted for the stage in 2005 and first performed by the New York State Theatre Institute (NYSTI) starring P. J. Verhoest as Nat, David Bunce as Shakespeare, John Romeo as Burbage, and Aaron Marquise as Roper.