I'm having trouble thinking of of a title for my play, and I was wondering if you guys had any tips/hints/ideas. It's a comedy based off Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" but has been modernized. I'm just not sure how close to the roots I should keep it, should it be recognizable from the title that it is based off of that? Thanks for the help in advance.
Okay, so I do think that it should kind of be based off of the original title, and it should definitely be funny, yet recognizable, so that people can make the connection between the actual play and yours.
It really is a brilliant idea. You just have to build on it.
Hm... maybe you could call it something like... oh, I don't know. I'm sure I'll come up with something. I'll edit this post once I do.
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Thanks all! Just a note, this is actually taking place on the day back to school from summer vacation, so I'm not sure it could really be considered Midsummer... and it's not night at all during the course of the script. Two of the reasons I'm having so much trouble. The Dream bit isn't even applicable because they never go to sleep!
Use a well-known line from the play and maybe subvert or twist it. I don't know A Midsummer Night's Dream very well but there must be something you can plunder. Maybe incorporate the title of the play-within-a-play as a metafictional nod?
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Thanks to both of you! I'm not sure there are any really well known lines, but that is definitely something I should give some thought to. Not sure about "A Midsummer's Nightmare", seeing as it's not midsummer and they don't sleep in this rewrite, but it was a good idea and I will think if there is any way to make it work.
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That's awesome.
