Advice on directing a small play?

So I will in a few months time be given the task to direct a shakesperian play for our schools drama festival, with a small cast, likely to be between 5-10 people. It is not made clear to us what the play will be, but I don't want to fail my house group on my first time directing :/ Don't suppose anyone can help give advice on how to prepare for it? We only have a months time when our play is announced to us... I like to keep organised. I'm open to ideas. That are relevant. And not stupid >:(