Photo Gallery: Shakespearience at the Alex Theater

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors, left, to right, Alyson King as Helena, Lindsey Scott as Hermia, Bryce Lourie as Demetrius and Justin Eick as Lysander perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Jan. 20, 2015 1:23 PM PT

The works of William Shakespeare got a modern and humorous twist Tuesday at the Alex Theatre as more than 1,100 Southland students were treated to a unique production featuring scenes from five of the legendary playwright’s famous titles.

Photo Gallery: Shakespearience at the Alex Theater

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors, including Alyson King as Lady Macbeth, center, perform for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Justin Eick, left, and Lindsey Scott as Kate, perform part of the Taming of the Shrew for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Kevin DeSimone, left, and Katie Robbins, right, play Hamlet and Ophelia respectively, for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

The cast of Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience includes La Cañada High School theater seniors, after a performance at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. At front center are actor Jeremy Guskin who plays the narrator Puck (Robin Goodfellow) and producer Justin Eick. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

The cast of Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience does a final dance after their performance for hundreds of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actor Lindsey Scott plays Kate in the play The Taming of the Shrew for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Kevin DeSimone plays Romeo while Katie Robbins plays Juliet from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Nick Mizrahi, left, as Macbeth, and Elle Kenwood as the messenger, perform for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Alyson King as Helena, left, and Lindsey Scott as Hermia, right, perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actor Alyson King plays Lady Macbeth for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Nick Mizrahi as Tybalt, left, and Justin Eick as Mercutio, right, battle it out in front of a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Theatrical Education Group’s Shakespearience actors Jeremy Guskin, left, as Puck (Robin Goodfellow) and Justin Eick perform for a full house of students at the Alex Theater in Glendale on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)