 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Thank you for joining us for a little spring comedy! After the intensity of Macbeth it was good to lighten our spirits with the playfulness of Much Ado About Nothing.
Ideally, with each new project we learn something new and brave new frontiers. In doing Much Ado, the cast and I took our first halting steps into the territory of new interpretations. It is always a quandary with directors whether to do Shakespeare as it was done in Shakespeare's time, or to do Shakespeare as he might have done it were he here now.
In his time, Shakespeare was very much in tune with all of the trends and fashions of the day. Indeed, he was a leader in many ways. So it is my belief that, were he here and working now, he would use the music, costumes and popular phrases of the day to win over the audience. OK, so we stuck with the period costume look (because theyıre fun to dress up in and because the budget would not allow for a complete explosion into another era), but we certainly branched out where it comes to music and itıs effect on the play.
At times in my life, I have dreamt about bringing all my dearest friends together and enjoying an evening of laughter and great music. This is one interpretation of that dream. I hope you enjoy the wide scope of music we used in this play from Looney Tunes to Marvin Gaye to Edith Piaf. I believe that comedy allows for broad experimentation. Laughter is universal.
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