Production Tips for A Midsummer Night's Dream
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price Canadian Author from the original by Shakespeare
The classic tale of mischievous fairies and love, set in the Athenian woods. Great blend of comedy and romance.
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Tips from the Author
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Here’s some activities and exercises for Shakespearean monologues that looks at character development, emotional action, and memorizing the bard.
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A short video on Performing Shakespeare
And the best warm up - Shakespearean Insults!
Tips from past Producers
Do a readthrough of the script just figuring out what props you need.
Starting early learning for the language and meanings is a must. If you work with middle school, they will be eager to do something different but the language is challenging. Especially if you have some students with reading difficulties. Also, since they will not have much knowledge of the play itself, it is good to do lessons to learn about the story. This has a lot of characters for a class size. You can always add more fairies or mechanicals if needed.