Much Ado About Nothing

Files

Streaming Media

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Performance Dates

March 13-17, 1991

Artistic Staff

Director.....................................................Ed Vaughn

Guest Choreographer...............................Doreen Dunn

Set Designer.............................................John R. Gutknecht

Costume Designer....................................Katie Robbins

Lighting Designer......................................Bryan Campbell

Sound Designer........................................Jason R. Gay

Technical Director.....................................Robert Shaffer

Costume Shop Supervisor........................Marcia Hain

Carpenter..................................................Mickey Baus

Production Manager..................................Lisa J. Snodgrass

Synopsis

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.

By means of "noting" (which, in Shakespeare's day, sounded similar to "nothing" as in the play's title, and which means gossip, rumour, and overhearing), Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero at the altar on the erroneous belief that she has been unfaithful. At the end, Benedick and Beatrice join forces to set things right, and the others join in a dance celebrating the marriages of the two couples.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing

Disciplines

Acting | Dance | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History

Keywords

College Theater, Otterbein University Theatre, Musical Theatre, Drama

Recommended Citation

Otterbein University Theatre and Dance Department, "Much Ado About Nothing" (1991). 1990-1991 Season. 1.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/production_1990-1991/1