MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
. . . a new look at a Shakespeare Comedy
Run Time: Approximately 2 hrs and 30 mins.
TICKETS Adults $24; Seniors, Military, Students $21
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Special Prices
Fun Night Fridays - All Tickets just $18 Ten Spot Thursday - All Ticket just $10 written by William Shakespeare
edited & adapted by Michael Blum directed by Michael Blum stage managed by Mark Merryfield Design Team
Set Design/Build/Paint: Alan S. Zemla Lighting Design: Al Ramer Sound Design: Michael Blum Costumes: Spotlighters Theatre/Julia Golbey Performance Dates: Jan 21 - Feb 6, 2022
Fri: Jan 21, 28, Feb 4 - 8:00pm Sat: Jan 22, 29, Feb 5 - 8:00pm Sun: Jan 23, 30, Feb 6 - 2:00pm RECEPTION following Jan 21st Opening performance TEN SPOT Thursday - Jan 27 - 8:00pm ($10 tickets) TALK BACK following Jan 30th performance |
Join us for a new look at one of Shakespeare's most loved comedies....
Much Ado About Nothing, a 1598 comedy by William Shakespeare, features two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in town. The first, between the two young lovers Hero and Claudio, is almost upset by a villain’s fiendish plot; the second, between the more mature not-yet-lovers Beatrice and Benedick, is hampered by the fact that the two begin by hating each other!
“Noting” or “nothing" means gossip, rumor and eavesdropping, and thus witty banter, secrets and trickery form the backbone of the play's comedy, intrigue, and action. All this, plus tuneful songs, formal dances, and comic turns by the malaprop-afflicted Constable Dogberry create an evening of fun for all.
Much Ado About Nothing, a 1598 comedy by William Shakespeare, features two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in town. The first, between the two young lovers Hero and Claudio, is almost upset by a villain’s fiendish plot; the second, between the more mature not-yet-lovers Beatrice and Benedick, is hampered by the fact that the two begin by hating each other!
“Noting” or “nothing" means gossip, rumor and eavesdropping, and thus witty banter, secrets and trickery form the backbone of the play's comedy, intrigue, and action. All this, plus tuneful songs, formal dances, and comic turns by the malaprop-afflicted Constable Dogberry create an evening of fun for all.
OUR CAST
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon ............... Frank Mancino
Beatrice, niece of Leonato (but not the daughter of Antonio) ............... Sharon Carter Brown
Don John, the Bastard Prince, half-brother of Don Pedro ............... Andy Belt
Hero, daughter of Leonato ............... Kaitlin Ruby
Benedick, a lord from Padua; companion of Don Pedro, friend to Claudio ............... Brian Kraszewski
Count Claudio, a lord from Florence; companion of Don Pedro, friend to Benedick ............... Paul Mancano
Leonato, Governor of Messina; Hero's father ............... Joe Mariano
Antonio, brother of Leonato ............... David Chalmers
Balthasar, music master of Leonato’s household; a singer ............... Evangeline Ridgaway
Friar Francis, a priest and singer ............... Will Murray
Borachio, follower of Don John ............... Will Murray
Dogberry, constable in charge of Messina's night watch ............... Damien Gibbons
Verges, victualler supplying the watch ............... Glen Charlow
A Sexton, judge of the trial of Borachio and Conrade ............... Evangeline Ridgaway
2 Watchmen of Messina ............... Chloë Scully & Stephanie Pokras
Margaret, gentlewoman attendant on Hero ............... Julia Smouse
Ursula, gentlewoman attendant on Hero ............... Tynesha Fulwood
Conrade, mistress of Don John ............... Samantha Murray
2 Serving women of the household of Leonato ............... Stephanie Pokras & Chloë Scully
Crab, a dog belonging to one of the Watchmen ............... Maizie Pokras
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon ............... Frank Mancino
Beatrice, niece of Leonato (but not the daughter of Antonio) ............... Sharon Carter Brown
Don John, the Bastard Prince, half-brother of Don Pedro ............... Andy Belt
Hero, daughter of Leonato ............... Kaitlin Ruby
Benedick, a lord from Padua; companion of Don Pedro, friend to Claudio ............... Brian Kraszewski
Count Claudio, a lord from Florence; companion of Don Pedro, friend to Benedick ............... Paul Mancano
Leonato, Governor of Messina; Hero's father ............... Joe Mariano
Antonio, brother of Leonato ............... David Chalmers
Balthasar, music master of Leonato’s household; a singer ............... Evangeline Ridgaway
Friar Francis, a priest and singer ............... Will Murray
Borachio, follower of Don John ............... Will Murray
Dogberry, constable in charge of Messina's night watch ............... Damien Gibbons
Verges, victualler supplying the watch ............... Glen Charlow
A Sexton, judge of the trial of Borachio and Conrade ............... Evangeline Ridgaway
2 Watchmen of Messina ............... Chloë Scully & Stephanie Pokras
Margaret, gentlewoman attendant on Hero ............... Julia Smouse
Ursula, gentlewoman attendant on Hero ............... Tynesha Fulwood
Conrade, mistress of Don John ............... Samantha Murray
2 Serving women of the household of Leonato ............... Stephanie Pokras & Chloë Scully
Crab, a dog belonging to one of the Watchmen ............... Maizie Pokras
Production Photos
Photo Credit: Spotlighters Theatre / Eduard Van Osterom
Photo Credit: Spotlighters Theatre / Eduard Van Osterom
