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: 2 hour, 20 minutes with one intermission
“SHINES… GIDDY HIGH JINKS… The story — in all its madcap, reckless zeal — comes first… irresistible allure… How did [director Guillermo] Cienfuegos accomplish what some starrier productions have failed to do? His direction helped me appreciate the deeper Shakespearean meaning of the play’s merry ruses.”
-Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
“COULD JUST AS WELL BE CALLED ‘MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING SUPERB’ — NOT TO BE MISSED!”
-Anita W. Harris, LA Theatrix
““GO!... A FRESH TAKE… AN EXCEPTIONAL SHOW… jumps off the page… LA Theatre Bites recommended"
-Patrick Chavis LA Theatre Bites
“WOW!... SPARKLING… [a] Shakespearean bullseye”
-Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
"WACKY, SMART, DELIGHTFUL AND ALTOGETHER FUN… made my puss hurt from smiling so loud… Don’t miss this.”
-Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema
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Erika Soto and Joshua Bitton. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Randy Thompson and Rafael Goldstein. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Jeanne Syquia and Michael Uribes. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Joshua Bitton. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Nick Petroccione, Alexandra Hellquist, and Erika Soto. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Erika Soto. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Randy Thompson and Michael Uribes. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Erika Soto and Joshua Bitton. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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Ensemble. Photo by Craig Schwartz.
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