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Teen writes Shakespeare adaptation
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Youth actors with Shakespeare on the Edge's program Shakespeare! For Kids By Kids! perform a rendition of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" during a dress rehearsal inside the Monroe Arts Center Tuesday evening. The free performance will be held at MAC on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. (Times photo: Anthony Wahl)
MONROE - The Shakespeare play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is about 90 pages long. For 14-year-old Chris Page, it not only made for interesting reading, but an interesting edit. The home-schooled Monroe student took it upon himself to create an adaptation of the classic for the Shakespeare on the Edge youth acting group, not only condensing the play from about 2 1/2 hours to 1 1/2 hours but making it easier on his acting peers and the audience.