The Play and The Musical in One Script
Script Cut by Mila Johansen
Musical Score composed by Mila Johansen & John Christian
25 speaking parts - doubling possible - lots of extras can be added
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a good production for casts of all ages. Some people think that Shakespeare is only for adults, but children throughout the past four centuries have enjoyed, performed and understood Shakespeare. Children up until recently have learned to read through the two books that graced most bookshelves for the past four centuries: the Bible and the Works of Shakespeare.
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During Shakespeare’s time there was a troupe of boys, eight-twelve years of age, who performed many of his works. And in the early 1900’s, a group of women in New York also performed his works.
In the works of Shakespeare, there is always truth--the very essence of truth--spoken with undeniable accuracy that applies to any age, any time period.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a frolic full of delightful mistakes and misunderstandings, plots and subplots. It has been cut down in length to make it more accessible to modern audiences. It can be performed as a play or a musical. The music is fairly modern with the flavor of the Elizabethan era. it is dynamic and gives Shakespeare a new voice. Audiences will walk away singing the poetry of Shakespeare to the spritly melodies! The fabulous music, composed on a synthesizer, is available on CD, Standard MIDI Files or cassette tape. The musical score is also available for piano. Winner of many regional awards!
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Modular Time Lengths Available
Plays...Long: 23A, Medium: 23B, Short: 23C
Musical...Long: 23D, Medium: 23E, Short: 23F
Also Available:
Video Tape, Performance Tape, Practice Tape, Musical Score
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