MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (2014)

I.i, II.i, and II.iii of Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Produced at Oklahoma Baptist University (2014)

Directed by Carly Conklin
Assistant Director: Stephen Kerr
Scenic and Lighting Design by David I. Kenworthy
Costume and Sound Design by Jeffrey Wells
Production Stage Manager: Julie Studstill

Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice
Taylor Lasseigne as Hero
Nina Longhofer as Margaret
Olivia Seamans as Ursula
Brayden Lans as Leonato
Tony Quintana as Don Pedro
Trevor Rodman as Benedick
Conner Gilbert as Claudio
Jonathan Brown as Don John
Matthew Martin as Borachio
Lara Gatton as Conrade
Samantha King as Dogberry
Kymber Sage as Verges
Brenna Bergeron as Sexton
Caitlin Cullison as Seacoal
Haylee Dowler as Watchman 1
Elizabeth Grimes as Watchman 2
Caleb Schantz as Messenger
Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis
Kayla Marshall, LuToria McDaniel, Cherish Parker, Christian Givens, and Stephen Whitmore as Party Guests
(Photography by Grace Wohlschlegel)

 

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"I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior Benedick, nobody marks you."
"I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior Benedick, nobody marks you."

Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"And the fine is, for the which I may go the finer, I will live a bachelor."
"And the fine is, for the which I may go the finer, I will live a bachelor."

Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, and Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"Will you walk a bout with your friend?"
"Will you walk a bout with your friend?"

Matthew Martin as Borachio, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro

"I love you the better; the hearers may cry 'Amen.'"
"I love you the better; the hearers may cry 'Amen.'"

Clockwise from Left: Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Lara Gatton as Conrade, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Matthew Martin as Borachio, Jonathan Brown as Don John, Nina Longhofer as Margaret, Caleb Schantz as Messenger

"Why, he is the Prince's jester, a very dull fool..."
"Why, he is the Prince's jester, a very dull fool..."

Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"I would not marry her though she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed."
"I would not marry her though she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed."

Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"Silence is the perfectest herald of joy."
"Silence is the perfectest herald of joy."

Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro

"What was it you told me of today, that your niece Beatrice was in love with Signior Benedick?"
"What was it you told me of today, that your niece Beatrice was in love with Signior Benedick?"

Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"She cannot love, nor take no shape nor project of affection, she is so self-endeared."
"She cannot love, nor take no shape nor project of affection, she is so self-endeared."

Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Olivia Seamans as Ursula

"This is your charge: you shall comprehend all vagrom men..."
"This is your charge: you shall comprehend all vagrom men..."

Kymber Sage as Verges, Haylee Dowler as Watchman 1, Caitlin Cullison as Seacoal, Elizabeth Grimes as Watchman 2, Samantha King as Dogberry

"I should first tell thee how the Prince, Claudio, and my master...saw afar off in the orchard this amiable encounter."
"I should first tell thee how the Prince, Claudio, and my master...saw afar off in the orchard this amiable encounter."

Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Jonathan Brown as Don John

"Come, Friar Francis, be brief, only to the plain form of marriage..."
"Come, Friar Francis, be brief, only to the plain form of marriage..."

Brayden Lans as Leonato, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro

"I talked with no man at that hour, my lord."
"I talked with no man at that hour, my lord."

Brayden Lans as Leonato, Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"Why, then are you no maiden."
"Why, then are you no maiden."

Brayden Lans as Leonato, Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis, Trevor Rodman as Benedick, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Jonathan Brown as Don John

"Do not live, Hero, do not ope thine eyes."
"Do not live, Hero, do not ope thine eyes."

Brayden Lans as Leonato, Trevor Rodman as Benedick, Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis

"Come, lady, die to live. This wedding day perhaps is but prolonged."
"Come, lady, die to live. This wedding day perhaps is but prolonged."

Trevor Rodman as Benedick, Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero

"I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?"
"I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?"

Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Trevor Rodman as Benedick

"O, villain! Thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption for this!"
"O, villain! Thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption for this!"

Kymber Sage as Verges, Brenna Bergeron as Sexton, Samantha King as Dogberry, Matthew Martin as Borachio, Lara Gatton as Conrade, Haylee Dowler as Watchman 1, Caitlin Cullison as Seacoal

"Which is the villain? Let me see his eyes, that, when I note another man like him, I may avoid him."
"Which is the villain? Let me see his eyes, that, when I note another man like him, I may avoid him."

Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Brenna Bergeron as Sexton, Caleb Schantz as Messenger, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Samantha King as Dogberry, Kymber Sage as Verges, Matthew Martin as Borachio, Lara Gatton as Conrade, Caitlin Cullison as Seacoal, Haylee Dowler as Watchman 1, Elizabeth Grimes as Watchman 2

"Which is the lady I must seize upon?"
"Which is the lady I must seize upon?"

Elizabeth Grimes as Watchman 2, Caitlin Cullison as Seacoal, Haylee Dowler as Watchman 1, Caleb Schantz as Messenger, Samantha King as Dogberry, Kymber Sage as Verges, Brenna Bergeron as Sexton, Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Nina Longhofer as Margaret, Olivia Seamans as Ursula, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis, Conner Gilbert as Claudio, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Trevor Rodman as Benedick, Kayla Marshall, LuToria Brickhouse, Christian Givens, and Cherish Parker as Wedding Guests

"For man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion."
"For man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion."

Clockwise from L: Elizabeth Grimes as Watchman 2, Caitlin Cullison as Seacoal, Haylee Dowler as Watchman 1, Samantha King as Dogberry, Kymber Sage as Verges, Brenna Bergeron as Sexton, Nina Longhofer as Margaret, Olivia Seamans as Ursula, Brayden Lans as Leonato, Stephen Whitmore as Friar Francis, Kayla Marshall, LuToria Brickhouse, Christian Givens, and Cherish Parker as Wedding Guests, Bethany McWilliams as Beatrice, Trevor Rodman as Benedick, Tony Quintana as Don Pedro, Taylor Lasseigne as Hero, Conner Gilbert as Claudio