Shakespeare is old and complicated, and middle schoolers want easier to understand language and a good ‘ol redesign. Would you rather have middle schoolers visit a play and not like because of its language, or have a redesigned that would want middle schoolers to come see it again? The basis of our redesign is a failing friendship between Sam and Abigail. Sam has a crush on Abigail, but Abigail doesn't want to become his girlfriend. Throughout the scene, Emma, a theatre student disguised as a boy, under the name Will, tries to end this conflict between Sam and Abigail, but Abigail fall in love with Will. Sam and Abigail text each other via TBH, a real social network that many middle schoolers use to communicate to each other. Relationships
