Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
Produced by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Much Ado About Nothing ran July 20 - August 7, 2022. Megan Sandberg-Zakian’s 90’s-inspired production featured queer themes with a lesbian Benedick and Beatrice, as well as reframing Leonato and Antonio as a gay couple. Complete with hip-hop dance numbers, this production brought pure joy to the Boston Common every night!
Much Ado About Nothing was nominated for The Boston Theatre Critics Association Elliot Norton Awards in the following categories for a large theatre: Outstanding Production, Outstanding Leading Performance - Tia James, Outstanding Featured Performance - Debra Wise, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Costume Design.
Cast:
Benedick — Tia James*
Beatrice — Rachael Warren*
Leonato — Remo Airaldi*
Antonio — John Kuntz*
Claudio — Erik Robles
Hero — Rebecca-Anne Whittaker*
Don Pedro — Michael Underhill*
Don John — Gunnar Manchester*
Borachio — Sarah Corey*
Conrade — Duncan Gallagher
Dogberry — Debra Wise*
Verges — Jaime Jose Hernandez
Margaret — Siobhan Carroll
Friar Francis — Siobhan Juanita Brown*
Balthasar — Jon Vellante
Sexton — Nettie Chickering
Military Messenger — Jessica Golden
Jade — Zoe Abuyuan
First Watch — Xander Viera
Second Watch — Dylan C. Wack
Third Watch — Jordyn Palmer
Creative Team:
Playwright — William Shakespeare
Director — Megan Sandberg-Zakian+
Assistant Director — Ludmila De Brito
Choreographer — Levi Marsman
Intimacy and Fight Director — Jessica Scout Malone
Scenic Designer — Lawrence E. Moten III^
Assistant Scenic Designer — Daniel Allen
Properties Artisan — Kelly Smith
Costume Designer — Kathleen Doyle
Co-Lighting Designer — Eric Southern^
Co-Lighting Designer — Maximo Grano De Oro
Co-Sound Designer — Nathan Leigh^
Co-Sound Designer — Elizabeth Cahill
Audio Engineer — Brian McCoy
Production Stage Manager — Colleen Lacy*
Assistant Stage Manager — Ashley Pitchford*
Assistant Stage Manager — Winnie Chiang
