A Midsummer Night's Dream-ish
Fettes Prep School, Edinburgh 2018
A delightful adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with the addition of ‘The Chatsworth School’ and the band, ‘The Dreamers.’
We also meet ‘The Trudy Theatre Company’ who are trying to put on a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is a play in a play in a play.
Comical and heart-warming, this production allows youth audiences and performers to interpret the complexities of Shakespeare’s text, in a fun and engaging manner.
Scene One - The ‘Trudy’ Theatre Company
Meeting room. Workers are walking round talking to one another, reading magazines. A generally relaxed atmosphere in the theatre. This atmosphere changes as soon as Trudy (Artistic Director) walks in.
LUCY:
Director is here. Everyone stand.
TRUDY:
Find your seats. Lucy you had better have brought the note pad.
Lucy runs towards Trudy handing her the notepad.
LUCY:
There you are
TRUDY:
What are you giving it to me for?
Lucy backs away taking the notepad. Everyone is frozen staring at Lucy.
LUCY:
Well I thought you wanted it to…
TRUDY:
To what?
LUCY:
Hesitates To take notes?
TRUDY:
That is your job.
LUCY:
Oh right. Pause. Kelly!
KELLY:
Yes Lucy