For those new to Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a play about love and the rollercoaster of emotions it elicits. De'Lon Grant as Oberon and Nick Cearley as Puck in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Center from right: De'Lon Grant as Theseus and Nora Eschenheimer as Hippolyta with the company of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." And although Shakespearean plays tend to run long, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of a handful or so plays where everything ends well (except for poor Pyramus and Thisbe). Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” runs through Aug. 9 on Boston Common.