SHAKESPEARE IN THE VINES: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
June 10-26, 2016
Presented by Shakespeare in the Vines
VENUE: Baily Vineyard & Winery
33440 La Serena Way, Temecula, CA 92591(map)
Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by Shanti Ryle
Much Ado About Nothing stands tall as one of Shakespeare's most popular and relevant comedies. The play revolves around two interwoven love stories: Benedick and Beatrice's infamous "merry war", and Claudio and Hero's traditionally sweet courtship. These stories play out with an explosion of wit and antics, as a victorious army arrives in the island city of Messina to explore the peacetime pleasures of merrymaking, witty banter, and romance, all draped in the silks of aristocratic artifice. However, when deception leads one proud nobleman to cruelly condemn his beloved on their wedding day, the lighthearted sparring sours into dangerous conflict. Much Ado About Nothing
presents the gamut of emotional and spiritual challenges that we-young, old, male, and female continue to face when we love, and holds the mirror up to nature, allowing us inside its warts-and-all world of human nature, to understand and perhaps forgive ourselves for our oft-repeated follies.
TICKETS:
General Seating
$22 Regular
$17 Seniors 55+, Students, Military
$20 Season Ticket
Royal Table Seating
$30 Regular
$27 Season Ticket