Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. You don’t need to miss this one act annotated model of A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Shakespeare’s magical story of mischievous fairies, and love potions (slicing and notes by Lindsay Price from the unique by Shakespeare).
The traditional story of mischievous fairies and love, set within the Athenian woods. Great mix of comedy and romance.
Let’s hear from the creator!
1. Why did you adapt and annotate this play?
It’s one in every of Shakespeare’s most accessible works and the characters are fabulous to play.
2. Describe the theme in a single or two sentences.
The look and actuality of affection and relationships.
3. What’s an important visible for you on this play?
That first second when Bottom seems with a donkey’s head as an alternative of his personal and the chaos that erupts among the many mechanicals!
4. If you may give one piece of recommendation for these producing the play, what wouldn’t it be?
Don’t get so caught up within the unfamiliar language that you just overlook character growth. Shakespeare creates vivid characters. Make certain college students perceive who they’re enjoying, what they need, and the way they’re going to get what they need. Then make sure that everybody understands each phrase they’re saying. Comprehension and character go hand in hand with Shakespeare.
5. Why is that this play nice for pupil performers?
Character, character, character! Fun characters to physicalize, relationships to discover, and a love potion to create chaos.
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