Shakespeare in Hollywood: A New Play

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Samuel French, Inc., 2005 - Drama - 117 pages
Winner! of the 2004 Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play

It's 1934, and Shakespeare's most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the Warner Bros. Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour of show biz, the two are ushered onto the silver screen to play (who else?) themselves. With a little help from a feisty flower, blonde bombshells, movie moguls, and arrogant "asses" are tossed into loop

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