by William Shakespeare
Adapted by C. Michael Perry
Shakespeare’s delightful comic romp of highborn, lowborn, Faerie, Human, magic, common sense, and sheer hilarity has been edited to under 2 hours as well as including an original Elizabethan-type music score set to Shakespeare’s lyrics. It is not a musical, any more that the original play was during Shakespeare’s time — but it does have songs in it. Perfect for High School and College Theatre Departments, and Youth Theatre Groups.
PLAY DETAILS
- 13M 8W + fairies, attendants
- Doubling possible
- 3 major locations — Court, Forest, Faerie Glen
- Playing time is about 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Order #3200
PERUSAL MATERIALS
- Perusal Pages File available MSND PERUSAL (The PDF file contains the first half of the play along with all background information.)
- EMAIL us for rights and information. Be sure to give us anticipated performance dates and the address of your group and, if different, your theatre. Please also include a contact name and phone number.
PURCHASING REHEARSAL MATERIALS:
Any PDF purchased will be emailed to your email address — if you need to provide that to us (not the one on your PayPal account), EMAIL us. CDs will be mailed to a snail mail address. Before we ship any rehearsal material we will need your performance dates, the name of your organization and the theatre where you will perform.
- Script in PDF format — Order #3200a : $25.00 (includes the performance royalties for up to SIX performances; will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to copy for your production)
- Music Scores in PDF format — Order #3200h : $15.00 (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to copy for your production. Shakespeare’s lyrics have been set to music in keeping with the Elizabethan sound and this score is comprised of: 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 3 French Horns, Piano (optional), Vocals, Percussion [Tambourine, Wood Block, Celtic Drum{Bohdrun}, Guitar or Mandolin]; the Master Score and separate parts for each instrument are available as standard.)
- Additional Amateur/Educational Performance Royalty — Order #3200e : $10.00 (each for any performances over 6)
- Professional Royalties will be quoted upon application (low fee)
PRODUCTIONS:
- other production records lost
- PREMIERE — Spanish Fork High School — 1999
BILLING CREDITS
The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
adapted by
C. Michael Perry
NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play.
ALSO:
THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream is presented through special arrangement with Leicester Bay Theatricals. All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com”
from the catalog of
