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Act One - Pages 3-9

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Gow, Michael. Away. Currency Plays, 1988. Digital.

• Act One, Scene One begins with the closing of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

• The play is accompanied by music by Felix Mendelssohn.

• Fairies scurry about, the music ends, and the fairies strike a pose.

• Tom comes on stage and gives a speech as Puck.

• In the speech, Puck asks the audience to forgive if the play offended them and asks them to consider the play as a dream.

• When the speech ends, the fairies scurry about.

• The curtain closes and then opens catching the fairies off guard.

• They form a line and bow.

• Roy, the headmaster, steps on stage and thanks those who donated lumber, provided food, made the sets, or created costumes.

• He thanks the teacher, Miss Latrobe, who directed...

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