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Shakespeare in an Hour

Open the door to Shakespearean performance with these special adaptations. Each page has a sidebar with word translations, acting tips, and character suggestions.

These scripts have also found success in English classes.

As You Like It John Minigan Play Script

As You Like It

cutting and notes by John Minigan from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's love filled comedy.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 9 M + 4 F + 6 Any Gender
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 27 pages
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The Comedy of Errors John Minigan Play Script

The Comedy of Errors

cutting and notes by John Minigan from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's comedy about mistaken identity.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 5 M + 5 F + 8 Any Gender, + jailers, officers, and attendants, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 41 pages
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Hamlet Lindsay Price Play Script

Hamlet

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
Drama Character Study Classical Adaptation

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of murder, ghosts and revenge.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 15 M + 9 F, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 47 pages
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Macbeth Lindsay Price Play Script

Macbeth

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
Drama Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tale of ambition and murder.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 18 M + 6 F, Doubling Possible
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 33 pages
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Lindsay Price Play Script

A Midsummer Night's Dream

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's magical tale of mischievous fairies, and love potions.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 6 M + 8 F + 7 Any Gender
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 40 pages
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Much Ado About Nothing John Minigan Play Script

Much Ado About Nothing

cutting and notes by John Minigan from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

This one act annotated version of Shakespeare's comedy brims with wordplay, romance, and deceit.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 5 M + 4 F + 7 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 26 pages
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Romeo and Juliet (One Hour) Lindsay Price Play Script

Romeo and Juliet (One Hour)

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
Drama Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 18 M + 4 F, Doubling Possible
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 39 pages
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The Taming of the Shrew Lindsay Price Play Script

The Taming of the Shrew

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's controversial tale about the relationships between men and women.

  • About 60 minutes
  • 5 M + 3 F + 9 Any Gender
  • Interior and Exterior
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 38 pages
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will John Minigan Play Script

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

cutting and notes by John Minigan from the original by Shakespeare
Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's comedy filled with unrequited love, disguises, and a shipwreck.

  • About 45 minutes
  • 6 M + 3 F + 6 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
  • Simple Set
  • Recommended for High Schools & Middle Schools
  • 33 pages
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