Normally in a literature class you would read a novel (or some other extended work) and develop a presentation based on the chosen text. In this instance, each drama club group is going to be putting on a class-length performance of a play chosen from those not assigned for whole class reading. You will have class time each week to prepare. Since most of Shakespeare's plays take from three to four hours to perform when unabridged, your task is to boil the play down to something of an essence and perform it. Costumes, props and anything else necessary to the successful staging of a play is what you are expected to cover.