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Cast
Don Pedro - George Rodriguez Don John - Christopher Paul Claudio - Shawn Hardin Benedick - J. Brent Alford Leonato - Gary Taggart Antonio - Michael Muller Beatrice - Kathleen Mary Mulligan Hero - Amie Farell Margaret - Lindy Benton Ursula - Suzanne Hauser Friar Francis - Bradley Walker Borachio - Ethan Ward Conrade - Bradley Walker Balthasar - Linus Craig Dogberry - Lynn Mathis Verges - Michael Muller Sexton - Christopher Paul Messenger/Watch - Jeffrey Schmidt Boy - Kandice Coffman Servant - W. Duke Greenhill |
Production
Nick Sandys, Director & Fight Director George Miller, Scenic & Properties Design Jeffrey Childs, Lighting Design Bruce Coleman, Costume Design Nick Sandys, Music Design Patrice Egleston, Dance Choreographer Dwight Sandell, Production Stage Manager Holly Kinney, Assistant Stage Manager Jeffrey Childs, Producer Sharon Benge, Founding Director |
Reviews:
"Once a Fort Worth Benedick himself and a respected local fight choreographer, Mr. Sandys is now in Chicago working on a doctorate in Elizabethan drama. Judging from this Much Ado, he's learning his lessons well. Shakespeare In the Park's new thrust stage is a great asset in tackling the play the Elizabethan way [... allowing] Mr. Sandys to entrust his performers with greater subtleties, to rely on language and characterization.... Mr. Sandys has chosen his Renaissance music with care, too. Most important, he understands the play and helps his actors and his audience understand it." - Dallas Morning News
"A spirited revival." Fort Worth Star Telegram
"Once a Fort Worth Benedick himself and a respected local fight choreographer, Mr. Sandys is now in Chicago working on a doctorate in Elizabethan drama. Judging from this Much Ado, he's learning his lessons well. Shakespeare In the Park's new thrust stage is a great asset in tackling the play the Elizabethan way [... allowing] Mr. Sandys to entrust his performers with greater subtleties, to rely on language and characterization.... Mr. Sandys has chosen his Renaissance music with care, too. Most important, he understands the play and helps his actors and his audience understand it." - Dallas Morning News
"A spirited revival." Fort Worth Star Telegram