Acting is hard enough without having to make sense of Shakespearean dialogue and convey it with comedic timing and emotion.

For Central Gwinnett High School students in the school’s Fine Arts and Communications Pathway, portraying William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” requires a bit of mental juggling. The scenes become sharper and sharper, though, with each rehearsal. The group will perform the play at the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern March 16.