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A Midsummer Night’s

Study Guide

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Academic Standards

The material in this study guide is designed to meet the

following Pennsylvania Academic Standards:

Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Reading, Writing,

Speaking, and Listening

" Students will use knowledge of root words and words from

literary works to recognize and understand the meaning of

new words. (1.1.11 C)

" Students will identify, describe, evaluate, and synthesize

the essential ideas in text. (1.1.11 D)

" Students will read and understand works of literature.

(1.3.11 A)

" Students will analyze the effectiveness, in terms of literary

quality, of the author’s use of literary devices. (1.3.11 C)

" Students will analyze and evaluate in poetry the

appropriateness of diction and figurative language (e.g.,

irony, understatement, overstatement, paradox). (1.3.11

" Students will analyze how a scriptwriter’s use of words

creates tone and mood, and how choice of words

advances the theme or purpose of the work. (1.3.11 F)

" Students will read and respond to nonfiction and fiction

including poetry and drama. (1.3.11 F)

" Students will demonstrate fluency and comprehension in

reading. (1.1.11 H)

" Students will listen to others. (1.6.11 B)

" Students will contribute to discussion. (1.6.11 D)

" Students will participate in small and large group

discussions and presentations. (1.6.11 E)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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!Brian Wilson- Oberon/Theseus Recently, Brian has appeared in Beauty and the Beast at the Arden, The Last Jimmy at Freedom Theater, Fences at People's Light, and Henry IV: Your Prince and Mine at Clark Park. He worked with The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre in Othello in both the 2002 and 2007 production. !

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!!Eleni Delopoulos- Titania/Hippolyta Eleni Delopoulos is so excited to be part of this production. She last worked at Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and Emilia in Othello. She also worked at Westport Playhouse and Centerstage in Into the Woods and performed in an off Broadway production of A Stoop on Orchard Street as well as in several national tours and the Italian tour of Hair. Her musical version of Lysistrata, Acropolis Now!, has been performed in several theaters in NY. She teaches voice and theater at Mainstage in NJ and is the Executive Director of an educational non-profit. She lives with her awesome husband and son in West Philly. Endless thanks to Carmen! !!

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