Title
Files
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