Overview
SHAKESPEARE YOUNG@PART®: SOME COMEDIES introduces the audience to six of Shakespeare’s comedies. The shortened comedies that are included are TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, AS YOU LIKE IT, TWELFTH NIGHT, and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
Collected Plays
TEATIME WITH TIPTON
Casting
Reginald Tipton
William Shakespeare
The Players
Setting
Basement studio of Reginald Tipton.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
Casting
Proteus
Valentine
Speed
Julia
Lucetta
Silvia
Launce
Thurio
Duke
Host
Setting
Verona, Italy
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Casting
Leonato
Hero
Beatrice
Messenger
Don Pedro
Don John
Claudio
Benedick
Borachio
Margaret
Ursula
Dogberry
Watchman
Friar Francis
Setting
Messina, Italy
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Casting
Theseus
Egeus
Hermia
Lysander
Demetrius
Helena
Bottom
Quince
Puck
Oberon
Titania
Setting
Athens, Greece
AS YOU LIKE IT
Casting
Celia
Rosalind
Duke Frederick
Orlando
Charles
Le Beau
Duke Senior
Jaques
Silvius
Phebe
Setting
Mostly The Forest of Arden, France
TWELFTH NIGHT
Casting
Viola
Sebastian
Count Orsino
Valentine
Captain
Sir Toby
Maria
Olivia
Andrew Aguecheek
Malvolio
Antonio
Police Officer
Priest
Setting
Illyria (modern-day Croatia)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
Casting
Lucentio
Baptista Minola
Katharina, Bianca
Gremio
Hortensio
Petruchio
Servant(s)
Widow
Setting
Padua, Italy
Casting & Production
Production Notes
Run Times:
Approximately 25-30 minutes per play.
Music:
There are a handful of short songs throughout Shakespeare’s comedies. Included with every license is a digital set of rehearsal and performance tracks that may be used. Alternatively, feel free to create your own music.
