Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Kids on Stage

Introducing Our New “Play On! Kids on Stage” Series of Scripts

Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Kids on Stage by Jenny Bradely book cover

Looking to produce one of Shakepeare’s plays with your children’s theatre, co-op, or classroom? This adaptation of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream is exactly what you are looking for. Staying true to the original language, Jenny Bradley’s script in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Kids on Stage makes it easy for your group to perform this favorite comedy.

Hermia loves Lysander; Helena loves Demetrius.
And the forest is full of meddling fairies as the moon wanes . . . 

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. With mixed-up lovers, fairies, and magic spells, and a play-within-a-play, its plot is woven between three groups of people: the Athenian court and its courtiers, the Athenian tradesmen working on a drama to perform before the court, and the fairies who rule over the woods outside of Athens.

In this children’s play, Jenny Bradley has taken Shakespeare’s words and written a script that is accessible for students and includes a plan to help directors or teachers produce the performance. Inside you will find what you need for planning your production, whether it be a backyard performance on a summer evening, or a full stage production before an audience. You might also enjoy using the script with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Puppets, a digital download puppets drawn by Sadie Noone!

Details
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Kids on Stage

by Jenny Bradley
Paperback
100 pages
7.5” x 9.25” (19.05 x 23.5 cm)
Ages 8 – 18+
BISAC: Children’s Books / Arts, Music & Photography / Performing Arts / Drama & Theater
ISBN-13: 978-1944435431

Jenny Bradley is an Arkansas native with a background in freelance writing, photography, and non-profit work, but these days she has the privilege of homeschooling her four boys, teaching a homes­chool literature class for middle schoolers, and writing stories and poetry for her kids. She loves classic literature, especially children’s literature, fairy tales, poetry, and Shakespeare. When she has the opportunity, she and her husband, Mark, love trekking through the American west on road trips with their boys. She thanks God for “His steadfast love and promise of new mercies every morning,” including the new mercy of a fifth son born in the fall of 2024.

Puppets: Printable Download

Enhance your experience of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with our printable puppets by artist Sadie Noone! These printable finger puppets are designed to accompany Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Kids on Stage by Jenny Bradley. There are endless possibilities for how you may like to use them. You might consider printing the figures on stiff paper, coloring them, cutting them out, and affixing them to craft sticks, clothespins, or paper bags, to use as hand puppets. Or, you may wish to print them on stiff paper, color them, cut them out, and cut paper stands for them to use them as paper dolls. The complete set of figures is provided in two sizes so you can choose what works best for you.

Included are 22 figures of A Midsummer NIght’s Dream characters in black and white line drawings, in two sizes (44 figures in total).

Sadie Noone’s love of art began as soon as she could hold a crayon. While traditional drawing is her true passion, she also enjoys painting, sculpting, and digital art. Her diverse interests have led her to a variety of professional opportunities including murals for businesses, commissioned artworks, and original character illustrations. Sadie lives with her family in Kansas and plans to continue her education pursuing a career in art.