'Midsummer' on Google+ Is Shakespeare as You've Never Seen It

With a little help from Google, the Bard could be the next Internet sensation — or at least the next social media sensation.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has put together its 40th rendition of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, only this time the company is calling it Midsummer Night’s Dreaming and it's playing almost exclusively on a social network near you

The RSC is playing out the piece in real time live and on social media. That means it will run for three days and will be updated through Google+ — as if the dramatic action were a major current event — that's how the audience will hear the story