A Midsummer Night's Dream
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's magical tale of mischievous fairies, and love potions.
Average Producer Rating:
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
21
6 M | 8 W | 7 Any Gender
Interior and Exterior
40 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
The classic tale of mischievous fairies and love, set in the Athenian woods. Great blend of comedy and romance.
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Characters
21
6 Men, 8 Women, 7 Any Gender
Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.
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Theseus
[M]
24 lines
- Duke of Athens
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Hippolyta
[W]
3 lines
- Queen of the Amazons
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Egeus
[M]
9 lines
- Hermia’s Father
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Philostrate
[A]
3 lines
- Servant
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Hermia
[W]
27 lines
- In love with Lysander
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Lysander
[M]
31 lines
- In love with Hermia
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Helena
[W]
24 lines
- In love with Demetrius
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Demetrius
[M]
26 lines
- In love with Hermia
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Nick Bottom
[M]
38 lines
- A Weaver
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Peter Quince
[A]
26 lines
- A Carpenter
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Francis Flute
[A]
13 lines
- A Bellows-mender
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Tom Snout
[A]
6 lines
- A Tinker
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Robin Starveling
[A]
4 lines
- A Tailor
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Snug
[A]
4 lines
- A Joiner
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Oberon
[M]
21 lines
- King of the Fairies
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Titania
[W]
20 lines
- Queen of the Fairies
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Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow)
[A]
25 lines
- Oberon’s attendant
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Peaseblossom
[W]
6 lines
- Attendant to Titania
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Cobweb
[W]
3 lines
- Attendant to Titania
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Moth
[W]
5 lines
- Attendant to Titania
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Mustardseed
[W]
7 lines
- Attendant to Titania
- Subgenres
- Fantasy Romantic comedy Shakespeare Fairy tales Adaptation Adventure Character study
- Settings
- 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Dress
- Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes Period costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Poetry Physical comedy Character study Clowning Masks Music Stage combat
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Love Relationships Jealousy Theatre Betrayal Family Gender issues Happiness Obedience Rejection Women's issues
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Shakespeare English
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Class work Scene work Audition material
Prop List
Peter Quince’s House
scroll, scripts
The forest outside of Athens
scripts, “Donkey’s head,” sword, love potion
The Palace of Theseus
scroll, broom, scarf, daggers
Production Photos
Multimedia
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
21
6 M | 8 W | 7 Any Gender
Interior and Exterior
40 pages