Much Ado About Nothing
by William Shakespeare
July 11 through August 4
Thursdays through Sundays at 8 pm
in Fort Tryon Park
Take the A train to 190th St., take the elevators up to Fort Washington Avenue, and follow the path at the main entrance to the park.
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directed by Brian Olsen
music direction and design: Ronny Viggiani
costume designer: Jenna Rossi
stage manager: Jozann Jackson
choreographer: Patrick Lacey
dance captain: Jennifer Herzog
postcard design: Sean Elias-Reyes
featuring
Kina Bermudez - Jolie L. Garrett - Kate Haggerty* - Jennifer Herzog - Debbie Jaffe - Daniel Marmion - Tim McMurray* - Lawrence Merritt* - Kila Packett - Julia Prud'homme* - Dan Seda - Chad Smith - Mark Smith* - Christi Spain-Savage - Jason Vail* - Ronny Viggiani - Sarah Wolfman-Robichaud
* appears courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
In Shakespeare's slang, "nothing" was a vulgar euphemism for women. In Gorilla Rep's production of the wildly popular pastoral comedy, five women make their way from idleness to strength. While Margaret schemes, Antonia watches, and Ursula parties, innocent Hero is stunned to see the truth in blind romance and clever Beatrice is frightened to find the romance in blind truth. Against a backdrop of wit, music and slapstick, true love - in all its variations - wins out, and nothing becomes very much indeed.
Set in beautiful Fort Tryon Park, Gorilla Rep's style of environmental
theatre works particularly well with this, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. Staged in a sort of reverse theatre-in-the-round, members of the audience stay in the center while the action goes on all around them. Come and be surrounded by the troubled romance of Hero and Claudio, the insane comedy of Dogberry and Verges, and the passionate wit of Beatrice and Benedick.
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