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The Rude Mechan (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
The Rude Mechan - A Midsummer Night's Dream Author:Ed Graczyk Play. A non-Shakespeare version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Cast of 1 woman, 9 men. One unit set, with changing properties. Elizabethan costumes. — Peter Quince the carpenter is out of work, and in his idleness persuades his friends, "the rude mechanicals" to compete for a prize the Duke is offering for a play to be performed in honor of his ... more »wedding. The rude mechanicals snatch at the chance to recoup their failing fortunes. Manipulated by Puck, a playful sprite, Quince writes a play about Pyramus and Thisbe and recruits the mechanicals to perform in it. It proves a riot, and wins the prize.
This play, owing scant allegiance to the Shakespeare play that gives rise to it, takes many liberties with the Bard's text. In doing so, it achieves a comedy style of its own.« less