Director’s Cut Report The play within a play was a lengthy, yet humorous scene in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. My decisions for staging this play drastically improved the nature of the characters, the atmosphere of the story and the themes portrayed in it. Lysander, Demetrius, Hippolyta and Theseus are a social class above all the actors, and their remarks throughout the play are not highlighted properly. They talk down to the actors and actively belittle the play in every remark. In my play, the snide remarks of the fairies are specifically highlighted in tone of voice and their facial expressions. Additionally, the goofiness and maladroitness of the performers are displayed as well. To change the topic, the atmosphere of