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The war is over and the soldiers have returned home to their idyllic Italian town. Hero and Claudio are in love with each other. Beatrice and Benedick are infuriated with each other, or so they claim. Most everyone else conspires to unite Shakespeare’s best verbal sparring couple in romance. But life is not as simple as it seems as they all become entangled in a series of mishaps, mistakes, and misunderstandings. Get ready for one of the greatest romantic comedies ever written.
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ARTISTIC TEAM
Director––Brad Carroll
Scenic Designer––Jason Lajka
Costume Designer––Brenda Van der Wiel
Lighting Designer––Claire Chrzan
Sound Designer/Original Music Composer––Jennifer Jackson
Dramaturg––Lezlie Cross
Voice/Speech/Text Coach––Josh ‘J’ F.S. Moser
Fight/Intimacy Director––Jason Spelbring
Choreographer––Trey Plutnicki
Stage Manager––Tanya J. Searle*, Caleb Thomas Cook*
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Leonato, governor of Messina––Henry Woronicz*
Hero, daughter to Leonato––Dariana Elise Pérez
Beatrice, niece to Leonato––Melinda Parrett*
Balthasar, a soldier––Spencer Watson
Attendants to Leonato––Evelyn Carol Case, Matthew Wangemann
Don Pedro, prince of Aragon––Rodney Lizcano*
Claudio, a young lord of Florence––Jimmy Nguyen
Benedick, a gentleman of Padua––Walter Kmiec*
Soldiers––Darin F. Earl II, Braedon Young
Don John, illegitimate brother of Don Pedro––Marco Antonio Vega
Conrade, follower of Don John––Trent Dahlin
Borachio, follower of Don John––James Carlos Lacey
Antonio, brother to Leonato––Patrick Vest
Margaret, waiting-gentlewoman to Hero––Valerie Martire
Ursula, waiting-gentlewoman to Hero––Ashley Aquino
Dogberry, master constable in Messina––Blake Henri
Verges, Dogberry’s partner––Evelyn Carol Case
Isaac Crabapple, a member of the watch––Darin F. Earl II
Hugh Oatcake, a member of the watch––Matthew Wangemann
George Seacoal, a member of the watch––Braedon Young
Friar Francis––Darin F. Earl II
Sexton––Spencer Watson
Candle Bearers––Evelyn Carol Case, Trent Dahlin, James Carlos Lacey, Matthew Wangemann, Braedon Young
UNDERSTUDIES
Ashley Aquino—Attendant/Verges/Margaret
Trent Dahlin—Benedick
Darin F. Earl II—Don Pedro
Tim Fullerton—Antonio
James Carlos Lacey—Don John
Valerie Martire—Hero
Elyna Mellen—Ursula/Attendant/Hugh Oatcake/Candle Bearers/Soldier/George Seacoal
Elise Thayn—Beatrice
Patrick Vest—Leonato
Matthew Wangemann—Claudio/Balthasar/Sexton/Soldier
Spencer Watson—Dogberry/Borachio/Candle Bearer
Braedon Young—Conrade/Candle Bearer/Soldier/Friar Francis/Isaac Crabapple
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
Shakespeare’s comedy includes one of his most popular and best-matched couples and is suitable for all audiences, although some sexual puns and innuendo are present, along with themes of deceit and infidelity.
