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Much Ado About Nothing


About The Show

Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedicke and Beatrice to wed as well.

Performances:  Thursday, February 26, 27 and 28  at 7:00 p.m. at Zeke’s at 3329 Lincoln Way in West Ames. (Thursday-Saturday)

Tickets: Sorry, but our final production of Much Ado About Nothing is SOLD OUT.  For those with tickets, doors open at 6:30 PM, please arrive promptly so we can begin the show at 7:00 PM!

Much Ado About Nothing

Cast:

  • Benedicke – Ben Sulzberger
  • Beatrice – Mattie Kupfer
  • Hero – Allyson Goodman
  • Claudio – Josh Gartin
  • Leonata – Lena Menefee-Cook
  • Don Pedro – Sean Thompson
  • Don John – Elizabeth Cowley
  • Dogberry – Mabel McIntosh
  • Verges – Jayna Wanamaker
  • Margaret – Grace Kim
  • Ursula/Balthazar – Teddie Clark
  • Borachio – Gerrit VanDyk
  • Conrade – Nathan Swart
  • Friar – Kira Davis
  • George Seacoal – Emma Clinton
  • Watch Member – Naomi Biela
  • Stage Manager – Maria Werner Anderson
  • Set Production Team Leader – Zoey Lazere (Team Members: Kira Davis, Emma Clinton, Ben Sulzberger, Mabel McIntosh)
  • Props Production Team Leader – Nathan Swart (Team Members: Gerrit VanDyk, Josh Gartin, Allyson Goodman)
  • Costume Production Team Leader – Teddie Clark (Team Members: Lena Menefee Cook, Elizabeth Cowley, Grace Kim)
  • Dramaturgy Team Members – Naomi Biela, Sean Thompson, Jayna Wanamaker, Mattie Kupfer

Production Staff

  • Director Kivan Kirk
  • Technical Director Kiersten Naberhaus
  • Stage Manager Maria Werner-Anderson
  • Production Manager Lori Sulzberger

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Ames, IA 50010

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