PRODUCTION TEAM

Wendy & Marty Golob - Directors

Caitlin Sampsell - Assistant Director

Scott Bradford - Technical Director

Johnna Bither - Scenic Design & Construction

Peggy Harrington - Stage Manager & Sound Designer

Kathryn Kirkdorfer - Assistant Stage Manager

Eni Buckhanan - Costume Designer

Nicole Buckhanan - Costumer

Reta Trux - Costumer

Betty Bauer - Costumer

AUDITION INFO:

Please DO NOT bring an accent to your audition

We welcome any person to audition for any role; however, the role will be portrayed in the gender written.

Process will consist of

• a brief workshop on Iambic Pentameter and other tempos used when reciting Shakespeare

• cold reads from the text

All genders and ethnicities are encouraged and welcome to audition.

Dramatis Personæ

DON PEDRO, Prince of Arragon

DON JOHN, his bastard Brother

CLAUDIO, a young Lord of Florence (Intimacy Hero, Combat Borachio)

BENEDICK, a young Lord of Padua (Intimacy and Combat Beatrice)

LEONATO, Governor of Messina (Combat Claudio)

ANTONIO, his Brother

BALTHASAR, Servant to Don Pedro

BORACHIO, follower of Don John (Intimacy Margaret, Combat Claudio & Dogberry)

CONRADE, follower of Don John

DOGBERRY, a Constable (Combat Slapstick everyone he encounters)

VERGES, a Headborough

FRIAR FRANCIS

A Sexton

A Boy

HERO, Daughter to Leonato (Intimacy Claudio)

BEATRICE, Niece to Leonato (Intimacy and Combat Benedict)

MARGARET, Waiting gentlewoman attending on Hero (Intimacy Borachio)

URSULA, Waiting gentlewoman attending on Hero

Messengers, Watch, Attendants, & c.

About the play...

“Much Ado About Nothing” (MAAN) is timeless in its construction & the epitome of the Rom-Com and as such is easily accessible by a wide range of audiences and readily transported to varying times and places.

The last time we directed this piece we placed the story in the USA during the Vietnam Era and interspersed music of the time for mood and texture. While our intent is to use the original Shakspearian text, the consensus of the production team is to place this rendition of MAAN in the Roaring 20’s - Midwest USA. This will create a unique series of costuming and scenic opportunities that the team is excited to offer the community.

We can't wait for the community to audition and for our ensemble to bring you this fresh take on a classic.