Frog & Peach Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare's comedy "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING," directed by Lynnea Benson will play its final four performances this weekend at The West End Theatre (the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew), 263 West 86th Street (between West End Avenue and Broadway). The show officially opened on October 4 and will conclude its run this Sunday, October 25.
Shakespeare's comedy "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING," one of his most popular comedies, concerns a pair of lovers named Claudio and Hero who are due to be married in a week. To pass the time before their wedding day, they conspire with Don Pedro, the prince of Aragon, to trick their friends, Beatrice and Benedick, into confessing their love for one another. The prince's illegitimate brother, Don John, however, jealous of both Don Pedro's power and his affection for Claudio, plans to sabotage the coming wedding.
The cast for "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" is: David Arthur Bachrach (Antonio), Anny Baquero (Margaret), Ross Beshear (Benedick), Kyle Cheng (Oatcake), Nick Ciavarella (Seacoal), Lenny Ciotti (Claudio), Dennis Demitry (Friar), Eric Doss (Dogberry), Eric Dysart (Verges), Michael Piazza (Borachio), Vivien Landau (Ursula), Kaitlin Large (Beatrice), Dan Lendzian (Conrade), Moti Margolin (Don Pedro), Jean-Francois Ogoubiyi (Sexton), Harry Oram (Balthazar), Hannah Owens (Hero), Joseph W. Rodriguez (Don John), and Kevin G. Shinnick (Leonato). The set and lighting design is designed by Jak Prince, the costumes by Laura Taber Bacon, and the choreography is by Tom Knutsen. Jenna Lazar serves as Associate Producer. Frog & Peach Theatre Company (www.frogandpeachtheatre.org), co-founded by Ted Zurkowski and Lynnea Benson-both Actors Studio alumni, is dedicated to staging Shakespeare's plays in shorter format (under two and a half hours) and enjoyable for audiences of all ages.
The final weekend schedule for "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING" will be: Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. All tickets will be $18.00. The box office number for tickets is 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com.
PHOTOS BY: Jim Baldassare
Harry Oram, Lenny Ciotti, HANNAH OWENS, ANNY BAQUERO
KEVIN G. SHINNICK, Lenny Ciotti; (Background, l to r): DAN LENDZIAN and NICK CIAVARELLA
JEAN-FRANCOIS OGOUBIYI and Eric Dysart
KAITLIN LARGE
KAITLIN LARGE, DENNIS DEMITRY, and ROSS BESHEAR
KEVIN G. SHINNICK and Harry Oram
HANNAH OWENS, VIVIEN LANDAU, David Arthur Bachrach, KEVIN G. SHINNICK, and MOTI MARGOLIN
ANNY BAQUERO, KAITLIN LARGE, HANNAH OWENS, VIVIEN LANDAU, KEVIN G. SHINNICK, and David Arthur Bachrach
Eric Doss and Eric Dysart
HANNAH OWENS and VIVIEN LANDAU
ROSS BESHEAR
KEVIN G. SHINNICK, Lenny Ciotti, and MOTI MARGOLIN
Lenny Ciotti
KAITLIN LARGE and HANNAH OWENS
Lenny Ciotti, ROSS BESHEAR, and MOTI MARGOLIN
Lenny Ciotti and MOTI MARGOLIN
David Arthur Bachrach and VIVIEN LANDAU
