Willow, Aadi and the Bard

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Synopsis:

Willow and Aadi are putting together a presentation project on Shakespeare for their high school English class. The fourth wall is broken from the beginning. They work on what scenes to include as they perform them. They point out teenage problems, like body image, hormones, and relationships as the excerpts are presented. They have a central disagreement about whether or not to include sword-fighting scenes. Willow sees them as too violent. Their friendship is threatened as the excerpts presented get more and more violent. This has a negative effect on Willow who agrees to sword-fight Aadi as a solution. Willow dies a ‘hero’. All the World’s a Stage is presented as the show comes to an end.

Characters:

Willow – soft-hearted
Aadi – go-getter, strong
Simran – organized but frantic

Main Characters from Shakespeare’s works including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and others.

First Produced:

High School production in 2021

Resources:

Play can be accessed by contacting the author at sharonlouiseheath9@gmail.com