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A Midsummer Night's Dream

cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare

The classic tale of mischievous fairies and love, set in the Athenian woods. Great blend of comedy and romance.

Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare Shakespeare in an Hour

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Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 60 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
21 Characters
6 M8 F7 Any Gender
Set
Interior and Exterior
Length
40 pages
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21 Characters

6 M, 8 F, 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.

Theseus [M] 24 lines
Duke of Athens
Hippolyta [F] 3 lines
Queen of the Amazons
Egeus [M] 9 lines
Hermia’s Father
Philostrate [A] 3 lines
Servant
Hermia [F] 27 lines
In love with Lysander
Lysander [M] 31 lines
In love with Hermia
Helena [F] 24 lines
In love with Demetrius
Demetrius [M] 26 lines
In love with Hermia
Nick Bottom [M] 38 lines
A Weaver
Peter Quince [A] 26 lines
A Carpenter
Francis Flute [A] 13 lines
A Bellows-mender
Tom Snout [A] 6 lines
A Tinker
Robin Starveling [A] 4 lines
A Tailor
Snug [A] 4 lines
A Joiner
Oberon [M] 21 lines
King of the Fairies
Titania [F] 20 lines
Queen of the Fairies
Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow) [A] 25 lines
Oberon’s attendant
Peaseblossom [F] 6 lines
Attendant to Titania
Cobweb [F] 3 lines
Attendant to Titania
Moth [F] 5 lines
Attendant to Titania
Mustardseed [F] 7 lines
Attendant to Titania

Praise for A Midsummer Night's Dream

Toni Ross
Bixby Middle School
This is a great production for my middle schoolers. Introducing Shakespeare and using Midsummer Night’s Dream as our final project was a perfect choice for this group. They were eager to embrace the characters, and it was the right length as well to tell the story. We performed this as part of a fine arts fair and titled it 'Shakespeare in the park'. A positive experience for all!
Tracey Buot
St. Pius X Catholic HS
We had a wonderful time working on this play. The adaptation was very accessible for my students.
Melissa Jackson
Burlington Township Middle School
Loved it! I have done a musical version in the past, but I loved this version. It was the perfect length to introduce middle schoolers to performing Shakespeare.

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