Midsummer Night’s Rewrite, A

Synopsis

Comedy short. Imagines what writing Elizabethan comedy would have been like if Shakespeare was the head writer in a big television network producing sitcoms and dealing with demanding divas, pestering producers and looming deadlines. William Shakespeare and his staff of writers, welcome the first actress to the previously all-male company of Lord Chamberlain’s Men, during rehearsals for A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2006

Duration

24 mins

Credits

Director

Barry Langer

Producer

Alvarez Wortham; Barry Langer; Cameron R. Penn

Cinematographer

Mikki Willis

Screenplay

Barry Langer

Music

Jeremy Ruzumna

Production Design

Suzette Ervin

Cast

Jarret Wright	Richard/Oberon (Oberon)
Susan Duerden	Kate/Titania (Titania)
Glenn Sauber	Edmund/Puck (Puck (Robin Goodfellow))
Amber Dolle	Anne Shakespeare
Barbara Langer	Queen
Libby West	Mary
Steve Braun	Ben
Timothy Woodward	William Shakespeare

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

scriptwriting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Notes

Notes

Available for download at www.ifilms.com (2/2007).

General

Estimated budget $30,000

Online Availability

Online URL

www.ifilms.com

Production Company

Name

Hey Guy Productions