Chute, Marchette.
An Introduction to Shakespeare
, New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, Inc., 1979. Published by the Scholastic Press division of Dutton, this is a very readable, slim book which students will find helpful. Good biographical information written in a story book style.
Howard, Annabelle.
Classroom Classics, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
, New York: Classic Theater for Schools, 1986. This is one in a series of classic plays adapted for secondary school students of the Theater. The director’s editions includes suggestions for all aspects of a school production as well as classroom activities.
Howard, Annabelle.
Nutshell Classics, Antigone
, New York: Classic Theater for Schools, 1987.
Jennings, Coleman A. and Harris, Aurand, editors
Plays Children
Love Volume II, A treasury of contemporary and classic plays for
children
, New York: Saint Martins Press, 1988. This book contains the scenes from
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and a dozen other scripts based on well-known stories.
Kamerman, Sylvia E., editor
Children’s Plays from Favorite Stories
, Boston: Plays Inc. 1970. Another collection of fifty stories made into plays. An excellent source for short plays with productions notes listing props, setting suggestions and lighting ideas.
Lamb, Charles and Mary.
Tales of Shakespeare
, Great Britain: Chancer Press, 1983. This edition is new, but was written many years ago. Contains narrative versions of all of Shakespeare’s plays including
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and
Romeo and Juliet
.
Schonfeld, Julie.
Romeo and Juliet
, New York: Classic Theatre for Schools Publishers, Nutshell Classics, 1987. (see note for Howard, Annabelle).
Vaughn, Jack A.
Drama A to Z A Handbook
. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Company, 1978. A terrific source for easy to read definitions of basic theater terminology. Contains a chronology of dramatic theory and criticism and a list of suggestions for further reading.