Victoria Platonov and Atticus Harris
Staff Writers
Mask and Zany’s upcoming production, Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” is playing from November 21 to 23 at 7 p.m. in the Stephen J. Buck Theater. The play, being set in a college campus where soldiers are depicted as football players and students as citizens, follows the story of a soldier, Benedick and the niece of Leonato, Beatrice.
The play’s foundation is a series of tricks and practical jokes. Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into falling in love. Claudio, a friend of Benedick, is tricked into thinking that Hero, the daughter of the governor which happens to be his soon-to-be-wife is being unfaithful to him. As a result, he looks for a way to lash out at her. Faced with this chaos, Benedick and Beatrice join forces to try and set things right, trying to find out who tricked all four of them, falling for each other in the process. The play is set in a college campus where soldiers are football players, and citizens and students.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, but seats are limited. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for kids and students. Seats are on the stage, which can only hold about 100 people. Tickets are selling fast, so be sure to get yours.
