Much Ado About Nothing

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos

February 5 – March 12, 2023

Sworn to a life solo, Beatrice and Benedick are each determined to evade Cupid’s quiver of arrows, employing against one another rapier wit to defend against what everyone else already knows—that they are hopelessly, desperately in love! Romp, romance, and potential catastrophe collide in William Shakespeare’s fast-moving and irresistibly hilarious and energetic comedy, set in World War II-era Sicily.

Running Time: About 2 hour, 30 minutes, including one intermission

Much Ado About Nothing Promotional Photos

Erika Soto and Joshua Bitton. Photo by Daniel Reichert.

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Erika Soto. Photo by Daniel Reichert.

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Erika Soto and Joshua Bitton. Photo by Daniel Reichert.

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From the Blog:

Q&A with Guillermo Cienfuegos

artists + cast

The Artists

Director: Guillermo Cienfuegos
Assistant Director: Rachel Berney Needleman
Stage Manager: Chloe Willey^*
Assistant Stage Manager: Raven Chatt^*
Scenic Designer: Angela Balogh Calin^†
Costume Designer: Christine Cover Ferro
Lighting Designer: Ken Booth
Light Board Op: Jacob Padilla
Wig & Makeup Designer: Tony Valdes
Sound Designer: Chris Moscatiello^†
Prop Designer: Stephen Taylor
Text Coach: Susan Wilder
Dramaturg : Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad
Choreographer: Joyce Guy
Run Crew: Bryan Tiglio

Cast

Benedick: Joshua Bitton^*
Don John/Verges/Understudy Benedick: Rafael Goldstein^*
Hero: Alexandra Hellquist
Claudio: Stanley Andrew Jackson^*
Dogberry/Antonio: Wesley Mann ^*
Leonato: Tony Pasqualini^*
Balthasar/Ursula: Nick Petroccione
Beatrice: Erika Soto^*
Don Pedro: Frederick Stuart^*
Margaret: Jeanne Syquia^*
Conrade/Friar Francis: Randy Thompson
Borachio: Michael Uribes^*
Ensemble: Alejandro Hernandez
Ensemble: Arely Vianet
Understudy Beatrice: Kodi Jackman^*
Understudy Don John/Verges/Borachio : Will Block^*
Understudy Hero: Carene Rose^*
Understudy Claudio: Mitch Connolly
Understudy Dogberry: Bert Emmett^*
Understudy Leonato: Edgar Landa^*
Understudy Balthasar/Ursula: Mitchell Lam Hau
Understudy Don Pedro: Justin Blanchard^*
Understudy Margaret: Nicole Ohara

† Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829 of the IATSE

* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

ANW Resident Artist

Header photo by Daniel Reichert. Pictured: Erika Soto and Joshua Bitton.

Special Performances

Symposium

Join us 6:45pm for a free lecture by ANW’s Resident Dramaturg, Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad.

February 8, 2023
Pay What You Choose

Pay What You Choose tickets will be available to purchase online for as low as $5 starting at 12pm on the Monday before the performance with the choice to pay $5, $10, or $15 (excluding handling fee). Tickets can also be purchased at the Box Office after 2pm day of the performance. Cash only. Suggested price of $10.

February 8, 2023
February 9, 2023
Opening Night

Join us for a free post-show cast party after the 8pm performance.

February 11, 2023
Post-Show Conversations

After select Friday 8pm and Sunday 2pm performances, join us after the show for a conversation with the actors.

February 17, 2023
February 19, 2023
February 24, 2023
March 3, 2023
March 10, 2023

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