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Much Ado High School

Much Ado High School

by Lindsay Price

What if Much Ado About Nothing took place at a high school dance?

Mayhem ensues at Much Ado High School. Student Council president Don Pedro schemes to set up new student Claudio with Hero. Hero schemes to set up Beatrice with Benedick. And Don John schemes to mess up everything!

An enjoyable introduction to this Shakespearean tale with lightning-fast pace, hilarious characters, and witty dialogue.

Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
11 Characters
5 M6 F
Set
Simple Set
Length
28 pages
Free Excerpt

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11 Characters
5 M, 6 F

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.

CLAUDIO [M] 46 lines
Very naïve
BENEDICK [M] 70 lines
Obsessive in his aversion to girls
DON PEDRO (DP) (One Monologue) [M] 62 lines
Obsessively in charge
HERO [F] 26 lines
Obsessively boy crazy
BEATRICE [F] 72 lines
Very sour girl
MARGARET [F] 16 lines
Friend to Hero
URSULA [F] 11 lines
Friend to Hero
DON JOHN (DJ) [F] 43 lines
Don Pedro’s obsessively evil step-sister
CONRAD [M] 18 lines
DJ's only friend
DOGBERRY [M] 30 lines
Male computer nerd
VERGES [F] 29 lines
Female computer nerd

Praise for Much Ado High School

Danielle Gurnea
Zia Middle School
This was a lot of fun for the students they enjoyed it!

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