Write a commentShakespeare is often touted as the best known playwright and with good reason. He weaves tales of mystery and intrigue grounded in true life characters as familiar today as in his own time. Shakesepeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, running Aug 7-16 at CNY Arts Center is such a tale full of eavesdropping mischief, mistaken identities and just plain fun.
Much Ado About Nothing is a co-production between CNY Arts Center and Fulton Community Theatre running August 7-9 and 14-16 onstage at CNY Arts Center located at 11 River Glen Dr on the Cayuga Community College campus in Fulton.
“We were very pleased with the joint participation of actors from three Oswego County theater companies last summer when we debuted Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet”, said Nancy Fox, Producer. “It was a departure from what we had been doing and other local theatre companies in Oswego County seldom do Shakespeare. The response among local actors was an affirmation of the desire to challenge themselves with the classic, more difficult language and artistry of Shakespeare. Audience response was equally receptive and supportive.”
With this year’s Shakespeare production, the cast and crew of Much Ado About Nothing are comprised of actors from all over the CNY region, stretching as far as Syracuse, Hannibal, Cicero, Mexico, Scriba, Central Square, and Oswego:
CAST LIST
Beatrice - Elizabeth Ladd
Benedick - Jeremiah Thompson
Claudio - Knate M. Roy
Hero - Rachael Buchanan
Don Pedro - Nick Pike
Leonato - Donald Crowe
Antonio – Steve Standish
Don John - Alissa Scherb
Borachio - Christopher Metz
Conrad - Sara Sheffield
Ursula - Julia Preston-Fulton
Margaret - Sabrina Woodward
Balthasar - Mathew Wood
Dogberry / Verges - Marsha Preston
Messenger - Griffin Marriner
Seacole – Jessica Tetro
Friar Francis - Jessica Tetro
Watchmen 1 - Alice Lamb
Watchmen 2 - Dom Lamb
Sexton – Griffin Marriner
Crew:
Director - Amy C Price
Stage Manager - Ryan Smith
Technical Director - Don Crowe
Lighting Design - Marguerite Beebe
Set Design - William Edward White
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing opens Friday, August 7, 2015 and runs Friday, Saturday, Sunday through August 16, 2015. For more information visit www.CNYARtsCenter.com or call 598-ARTS (2787).
