A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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FREEZE FRAME 1News Reporter:DUKE THESEUS AND FAIR HIPPOLYTA ARE GETTING MARRIED!News Reporter:THE WEDDING WILL TAKE PLACE IN FOUR DAYS TIME!

REPORTER Thesus said ‘Now, fair Hippolyta’.

ALL Now, fair Hippolyta.

REPORTER Our nuptial hour draws on apace.

ALL Our nuptial hour draws on apace.

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FREEZE FRAME 2News Reporter:HERMIA’S FATHER INSISTS SHE MARRIES DEMETRIUS!

News Reporter:HERMIA DOESN’T LOVE DEMETRIUS! HER HEART BELONGS TO LYSANDER.

Hermia My soul consents

ALL My soul consents

Hermia Not to give sovereignty.

ALL Not to give sovereignty.

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FREEZE FRAME 3News Reporter:HERMIA TELLS HELENA HER SECRET PLANS ABOUT RUNNING AWAYWITH LYSANDER.News Reporter:

BUT HELENA IS IN LOVE WITH DEMETRIUS!

Hermia Take comfort.

ALL Take comfort.

Hermia He no more shall see my face.

ALL He no more shall see my face.

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FREEZE FRAME 5News Reporter:HERMIA AND LYSANDER HAVE PLANNED TO RUN AWAY TOGETHER!News Reporter:THEY WERE LAST SEEN HEADING FOR THE FOREST.

REPORTER I swear to thee by Cupid’s strongest bow.

ALL I swear to thee by Cupid’s strongest bow.

REPORTER Tomorrow truly will I meet with thee.

ALL Tomorrow truly will I meet with thee.

FREEZE FRAME 5News Reporter:HELENA TELLS DEMETRIUS WHERE HERMIA AND LYSANDER HAVE GONE.

News Reporter:DEMETRIUS HEADS TO THE FOREST TO FIND THEM, WITH DEVOTED HELENA FOLLOWING BEHIND. LIKE A LOST PUPPY!

HELENA How happy some over other some can be.

ALL How happy some over other some can be.

HELENA Through Athens I am thought of as fair as she.

HELENA Through Athens I am thought of as fair as she.

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HELENAHow happy some over other some can be,Through Athens I am thought of as fair as she.But what of that? Demitrius thinks not so,He will not know what all but he do know.And as he errs doting on hermia’s eye.So I admiring of his qualities.Things base and vile holding no quality,Love can transpose to form and dignity.Love looks not with eye but with the mindAnd therefore is winged cupid painted blind.

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Section 2 - The Mechanical’s 8.

QUINCE Is all our company here?

ALL YES, Peter Quince.QUINCE Here is the scroll of every man’s name which is thought fit, to play before the

duke

and the duchess, on his wedding day at night.

ALL On his Wedding day?QUINCE Marry, our play is The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus

and Thisbe.

ALL Hooray! QUINCE Nick Bottom, the weaver.

Bottom Yes, Peter Quince?QUINCE You will play Pyramus.

Bottom The lead part!

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Bottom The raging rocks

ALL The raging rocks?

Bottom And shivering shocks

ALL And shivering shocks?

Bottom Shall break the locks

ALL Shall break the locks?

Bottom Of prison gates.

ALL Of prison gates?

QUINCE Moving on..... Francis Flute, the bellows mender

FLUTE Here, Peter Quince.QUINCE You must take Thisbe on you. It is the lady that Pyramus must love.

FLUTE A lady?QUINCE Robin Starvelling, the tailor.

STARVELLING Here, Peter Quince.QUINCE You must play Thisbe’s Mother.

STARVELLING YES YES YES YES.QUINCE And Tom Snout, the Tinker?

SNOUT Here, Peter QuinceQUINCE You, will play Pyramus’ Father.

SNOUT Yes! Peter Quince

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QUINCE Snug. The joiner?

SNUG Here, Peter Quince.QUINCE You will play the lion’s part.

SNUG The Lion? QUINCE You may do it extempore, it is nothing but roaring.

We will meet in the wood tomorrow night!

ALL Tomorrow night!QUINCE To Pyramus and Thisbe!

ALL To Pyramus and Thisbe!!!!!!

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THROUGH THE BUSH, THROUGH THE BRIER 

OVER HILL, OVER DALE.

OVER PARK, OVER PALE 

THROUGH THE FLOOD, THROUGH THE FIRE 

I DO WANDER EVERYWHERE,

SWIFTER THAN THE MOONS SPHERE.

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OBERON: Proud Titania!

TITANIA: Jealous Oberon!

OBERON: Ill met by moonlight.

TITANIA: Fairies, Skip Hence.

OBERON: Am I not thy lord?

TITANIA: Then I must be thy lady.

OBERON: Give me that boy!

TITANIA: Not for thy fairy kingdom. Fairies away!

14.SECTION 4.

OBERON: Fetch me that flower Puck.

We will sprinkle it’s juice on Titania’s sleeping eyes. When she wakes up She will fall in love with the first thing she sees.

I hope it’s something vile! PUCK I’ll put a girdle round the Earth

in forty minutes.

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HELENA AND DEMETRIUS

16.SECTION 5.

1. DEMETRIUS: Helena, Leave me alone. I do not love you. HELENA: Look I am your spaniel, your devoted dog!

2. DEMETRIUS: I feel sick just looking at you. HELENA: And I am sick when I can’t see you.

3. DEMETRIUS: Look, I’m warning you. Go away! HELENA: I’m not afraid of anything when I’m with you.

4. DEMETRIUS: Stop following me or I might have to get nasty!HELENA: I’ll follow you and make a heaven of hell,

To die upon the hand I love so well.

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HERMIA AND LYSANDER

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1. LYSANDER: Hermia? I think we’re lost.Why don’t we rest here until morning?

HERMIA: OK - you go and somewhere to sleep. I’ll use this bank to rest my head.

2. LYSANDER: Can’t we snuggle up together? HERMIA: Lysander! Excuse me! For my sake, lie further away.

3. LYSANDER: Far enough? HERMIA: Further! 4. LYSANDER: Here? HERMIA: More! 5. LYSANDER: Surely, this is far enough? HERMIA: All right. See you in the morning. Good night.

PUCK20.

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1. Through the forest have I gone.

2. But Athenian found I none,

3. Night and silence! Who is here?

4. Weeds of Athens he doth wear.

5. So awake when I am gone,

6. For I must now to Oberon.

HELENA AND LYSANDER

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1. HELENA What’s Lysander doing on the groundIs he dead or asleep?

LYSANDER Radiant, beautiful Helena! Where is Demetrius?I would kill him if I could!

2. HELENA Don’t say that, Lysander. Hermia still loves you, so be happy. LYSANDER Not Hermia but Helena I love.

Who will not change a raven for a dove?

3. HELENA Why does everyone always make fun of me? LYSANDER Wait for me!!

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- PUCK CREEP THROUGH TREE’S 24.- PUCK SPRINKLE DUST ON TITANIA AND HIDES IN TREE’S.

- MECHANICALS SILENT MOVIE SLOW MOTION REHEARSAL.

- PUCK SNAP FINGERS. MECHANICAL’S FREEZE.

- TREE’S SURROUND BOTTOM CREATE DONKEY.

- MECHANICAL’S RUN OFF SCARED.

- TITANIA AND FAIRES WAKE UP.

TITANIA, FAIRIES AND DONKEY. 25. Titania and Fairies stroke the donkey and fall asleep.

DONKEY EEYORE! EEYORE!

OBERON26.

Flower of this purple dye,

Hit with Cupid’s archery,

Sink in apple of his eye.

When his love he doth espy,

Let her shine as gloriously

As the Venus of the sky.

When thou wakest, if she be by,

Beg of her for remedy .

DEMETRIUS O Helena, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine!

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HELENA SOLILOQUY28.

O spite! O hell! I see you all are bent,

To set against me for your

merriment.

If you were civil and knew courtesy,

You would not do me thus much

injury.

Can you not hate me, as I know you

do,

But you must join in souls to mock

me too?

If you were men, as men you are in

show,

You would not use a gentle lady so,

To vow, and swear, and superpraise

my parts,

When I am sure you hate me with your

hearts.

You both are rivals, and love Hermia,

And now both rivals to mock Helena.

LYSANDER You are unkind, Demetrius. Be not so. For you love Hermia. This you know I

know.

DEMETRIUS Lysander, keep thy Hermia. I will none. If ever I loved her, all that love is gone.

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HERMIA: You juggler!You canker-blossom!You thief of love!

ARGUMENT.

YOU PUPPET!

You thief of love!

Vile thing, let loose!My nails can reach your

eyes!

She was a vixen!

You acorn!Vile

thing! You canker-blossom!You juggler!

I will shake thee like a serpent!

You bead!Out, tawny Tartar, out!

Out, loathèd medicine!

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PUCK AND SLEEEEP!

FREEZE!

4 SLEEP in the middle.EVERYONE ELSE TREES.

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ALL: When thou wakest,Thou takestTrue delight

In the sightOf thy former lady’s eye.

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OBERON WALK OVER TO TITANIA. 33.TITANIA WAKE UP & RUN OFF INTO TREESTHESEUS AND HIPPOLYTA ENTERATHENIANS WAKE UP. STAND WITH PARTNER.

ALL 6 EXIT AND JOIN TREES.BOTTOM WAKE UP. SCRATCH EARS.

BOTTOM STAND UP. RUN OFF STAGE

SIT DOWN ON STAGE.

AND LISTEN TO PUCK.

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If we shadows have offended,

Think but this, and all is mended,

That you have but slumbered here

While these visions did appear.

Give me your hands if we be friends,

And Robin shall restore amends.

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CLAP&

CHEER

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