Comedy.  Designed for 4 performers but can include up to a dozen.  35-40 minutes, ideal for competitions.  Suitable for middle school and older.  From Shakespeare with Love? was commissioned under its original title of Shakespeare in Love? by the Walnut Street Theatre, where it toured to high schools and middle schools in the Philadelphia area.  It has since gone on to productions from California to Oklahoma to Belgium.  Some comments from the Philadelphia tour:

"A delightful romp...It provided [our students] with enough content to make them want to further explore the literature depicted in the play."

"Excellent, very funny."

"Each Spring, we do a Shakespeare play for the Chester County Shakespeare Festival...Your wonderful Shakespeare in Love? is an inspiration for the students."

Four of the Bard’s characters wait for an overdue flight to London. When Romeo reveals that he plans to revenge himself upon Shakespeare, who he blames for ruining his life, by killing him in a duel. The others—Titania, Viola and Antipholus—try to save Shakespeare by convincing Romeo that Shakespeare “does indeed love love.” To do so, they recall scenes (excerpts from the actual Shakespearean plays) that show Shakespeare’s playful side. Titania, for example, falls in love with Bottom (who wears the donkey head) after Oberon, her estranged husband, enchants her. Antipholus shows Romeo the confusion that occurs when he is mistaken for his twin brother—by his brother’s wife. Viola dressed as a man, must carry a Duke’s message of love to another woman—even though Viola has fallen in love with the Duke herself. At the very last moment, they succeed in convincing Romeo to spare Shakespeare, and all’s well that ends well.