Name: Much Ado About Nothing
Start: 2026-02-06T19:30:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-06T21:45:00-08:00
Location: Grass Valley Elks Lodge 538

Directed By: Robert J. Peterson
Adapted By: Robert J Peterson
One of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING follows a pair of long-feuding lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, as they trace a winding course back into each others' arms. Meanwhile, a young couple, Claudio and Hero, plans their own marriage, only for a bitter rival, Don John, to thwart their intentions. Thankfully the local law, Dogberry and the watch, work the case and set things right. This production resets the action to 1979 New Orleans, presenting the play in a new adaptation that harvests dialogue from around the Elizabethan era. Old fans and newcomers alike should delight in this surprise-filled production. kespeare's greatest comedies, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING follows a pair of long-feuding lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, as they trace a winding course back into each others' arms. Meanwhile, a young couple, Claudio and Hero, plans their own marriage, only for a bitter rival, Don John, to thwart their intentions. Thankfully the local law, Dogberry and the watch, work the case and set things right. This production resets the action to 1979 New Orleans, presenting the play in a new adaptation that harvests dialogue from around the Elizabethan era. Old fans and newcomers alike should delight in this surprise-filled production.
Doors Open 30 minutes before Showtime.
FEATURING:
Benedick: Jed Dixon
Beatrice: Trish Adair
Don Pedro: Philip Loring
Leonato: John Gardiner
Sister Antonia: Stephanie Raczkowski
Margaret: Tina Marie Kelley
Claudio: Amber Busse
Hero: Margot Roa
Dogberry: Micah Cone
Verges: Molly Wingerd
Seacole: Emma Jilesen
Otecake: Meghan Petitt
Don John: Ehrland Hollingsworth
Borachio: Harrison McCormick
Contrade: Audrey Delgado
Barkeep/Sexton: Greg Flagg