Hilarity reigned supreme in the North Attic Playhouse from Nov. 6 to 8 in Uni High's production of "Shakespeare in Hollywood." Directed by Barbara Ridenour, the play imagined what might have happened if two Shakespeare characters, Puck and Oberon, were cast as themselves in a 1930s film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Uni High's production of "Shakespeare in Hollywood," performed Nov. 6 to 8, was a rousing success. Directed by fine arts teacher Barbara Ridenour, the comic fantasy combined 1930s Hollywood with Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for an evening of hilarity. Check inside for a look back at Uni's fall play.

Last weekend, the cast of the Uni fall play put on three successful performances of "Shakespeare in Hollywood," a comedy-fantasy about a 1930s Hollywood filming of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Read on to see what cast members Lauren Piester, Joy Shapley, and Lor Sligar had to say about their experiences.

There's a saying in the theater that is inevitably uttered every Wednesday of every Uni tech week: A bad dress rehearsal means a good performance. If so, "Shakespeare in Hollywood" should be the most excellent play Uni has ever seen. Read on as Lauren Piester explains.

Lor Sligar continues our fall play diary as we count down to Thursday's opening-night performance. It's challenging enough to deal with five-hour tech week rehearsals while also putting in eight-hour school days. But add morning swim practices to the mix, and you've got yourself some serious sleep deprivation. Welcome to Lor's world!

Three members of the Gargoyle staff — senior editor Lauren Piester and senior reporters Lor Sligar and Joy Shapley — will perform in this year's fall play, "Shakespeare in Hollywood." Throughout this week, they will take us backstage to get a sense of what goes into putting on a school production. Joy Shapley gets things rolling with her account of the start of tech week.

What happens when two of Shakespeare's characters, Puck and Oberon, suddenly find themselves in the cast of a Hollywood version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" — portraying themselves, no less? That's the premise of this year's fall play, the comedy "Shakespeare in Hollywood," which will be performed Thursday through Saturday.