Aliesha, a disgruntled student, is trying to carry a huge book of Shakespeare's plays, but it's too heavy for her. So she tears out some pages and throws them in a trash can. The characters on those pages materialize, crawl out of the trash can, and raise havoc on the campus. It's funny for the audience but frightening for Aliesha.

There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy. Shakespeare's said it, and Claudia Haas brings it to pass in this enchanting comedy.

Macbeth's witches, Puck, Juliet, Katherine and Petruchio from The Taming of the Shrew materialize from a trash barrel where Aliesha threw pages from a book of Shakespeare's play. They tear up the gym and frighten the teachers in a comedy of errors that will delight audiences of all ages, even those who are only vaguely aware of Shakespeare's plays.

"The purpose of the play is to expose audiences to the timelessness of Shakespeare without preaching or intimidation of the language," the author said. After the premiere production, she commented: "It was a lot of fun to perform, and it did send some of the actors and audience to the bookstore (and video store) to get more exposure to Shakespeare." Shakespeare would love it.

The Tailor and A Guide to the Teenage Zone are also by Ms. Haas who is an actress as well as a playwright. A member of Actors Equity and the Screen Actors Guild, she performed in New York and elsewhere. "Over the years my interest in acting was replaced by directing, teaching, and writing," she said. "I am proudest of the Lakeshore Summer Youth Project which I created with a co-worker. It is a total hands-on production workshop in which the students (60 of them, ages 6-16) do every phase of theatre."

One act; Set, front of a high school; Time, today.

"This is definitely a play that could get young people interested in Shakespeare and to introduce them to some of his interesting characters."—BYU Book and Play Review.

More Shakespeare: As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night