description: 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 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.
language: English
title: The Rude Mechanicals
titlecomplete: The Rude Mechanicals (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
publisher: Anchorage Pr