Much Ado About Nothing

Spark Theater Presents William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about nothing”

Young lovers are to be married in a week. To pass the time, they conspire to set a “lovers trap” to get an arrogant confirmed bachelor and his favorite sparring partner together. Meanwhile, an evil trickster conspires to break up the young lovers wedding. Craziness ensues, the wedding is ruined, someone faints and a death is faked. But the evil plan is soon revealed, everyone celebrates and in the end it all turns out to be “Much Ado about Nothing”. Considered to be one of Shakespeare’s best comedies.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s September 6 through October 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. No shows on Friday 9/20 or 10/4.

Tickets are $15 on Thursdays and $20 on Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets available on our TICKETS page.

Directed by Spark Artistic Director Roger Winn

Spark Theater Much Ado About Nothing

-created by Kaity Talmage-Bowers with music “Sigh No More” (feat. Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon), from Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

Featuring:

Arthur Goodman as Leonato, Governor of Messina; Amanda Leigh Merdick as a messenger; Russ Neilson as Antonio, brother to Leonato; Cailin Doran as Beatrice, Leonato’s sister; Amber Moffett as Hero, Leonato’s daughter; Mark Zoole as Don Pedro, Prince of Messina; Tom Flynn as Benedick, solder and friend to Don Pedro; Loren Cogswell as Caludio, soldier in love with Hero; Anita Harkess as Dona Joan, Don Pedro’s sister; Gracen Porreca as Borachio, soldier and friend to Dona Joan; Will Oatman as Conrade, soldier and friend to Dona Joan; Amanda Leig Merdick as Balthasar, a musician; Krista Rayne Reckner as Margaret, serving woman to Hero; Kaity Talmage-Bowers as Ursula, serving woman to Hero; David Cervera as 1st watchman of the citizen’s watch; Russ Neilson as 2nd watchman of the citizen’s watch; Charles Kolar as Dogberry, town constable; Amanda Leigh Merdick as Verges, deputy to Dogberry and as Paster Francis, a pastor; David Cervera as messenger

Costumes by Kati Oltyan, Scenic Design by Tony Achilles, Music by Matt Channing, Choreography by Marie Arts, Stage Managed by Charles Kolar and Gracen Porreca. .

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