Unit 9: Research and Rehearsals

Unit 9: Research and Rehearsals

What was my first thoughts on A Midsummers Night Dream?

My first thoughts on finding out that my class would be performing A Midsummers Nights Dream I was that happy at first. This was because we’ve done Shakespeare before and it was a bit challenging, we also have just finished putting on a show we all very much enjoyed.

Already having knowledge of the play due to one of my previous monologue. I had to do some research about A Midsummer Night Dream, the knowledge that I already obtained was helpful during the first week or so. This was when we just sat down and read through the play to have an understanding of what the play is about and what the themes are.

What is A Midsummers Night Dream about? 

Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry. That is the plot of the play shortened down. 

The character I’m playing is Puck and Puck is one of the main reasons that every happens to do with the the four lovers. 

In the end my character Puck reversed and set everything right. Nobody remembers what happened, but now everybody is in love with the right person, they decide to go home. Perhaps it was all just a dream!

What are the themes of Midsummers Night Dream?

The dominant theme in A Midsummer Night's Dream is love, a subject to which Shakespeare returns constantly in his comedies. Shakespeare explores how people tend to fall in love with those who appear beautiful to them. People we think we love at one time in our lives can later seem not only unattractive but even repellent. For a time, this attraction to beauty might appear to be love at its most intense, but one of the ideas of the play is that real love is much more than mere physical attraction.

Where will we perform? 

Our tutor had an idea to have our performance outside of the theatre, this will help bring the show to life. As the play is mainly based in a forest we as a class agreed an outside setting would be best. Having the performance set a lovely garden would be an excellent idea for a promenade engaging out audience.

As for location we will have to find somewhere suitable and affordable. It’s also important that we keep in budget so that we have money left to cover for costumes. We will need a location that is need Kings cross. So that we are still need to the college.

What happens if the weather is bad?

What costume will I wear for puck?

What happens if we can’t preform because of Covid 19?