Much Ado About Nothing

August - September, 2022

Eckers Apple Farm, Trempealeau Saturday, August 13, 2022
Community Park, Onalaska Saturday, August 20, 2022
Elmaro Winery, Trempealeau Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Myrick Park, La Crosse Saturday, September 17, 2022

Shakespeare From the Ground theater ensemble is pleased to announce the casting call for our summer performances of 2022. Please join us as the love and intrigue of Messina plays out on several stages throughout the Coulee Region. We are excited to be working with our favorite summer partners, Ecker’s Apple Farm, and are thrilled to announce three new partnerships with performances of our show.

Not only will we be bringing the love, intrigue and scathing wit of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing to life at Ecker’s Apple Farm, we will also be inviting our audiences to join us at Community Park in Onalaska in partnership with the Onalaska Art Keepers (OAK), for an evening of wine and merriment at Elmaro Vineyard, and finally, a more family focused production in partnership with the La Crosse Parks, Rec and Forestry department at Myrick Park.

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Cast

  • Don Pedro

    Don Pedro

  • Don John

    Don John

  • Dogberry

    Dogberry

  • Claudio

    Claudio

  • Benedick

    Benedick

  • Leonata

    Leonata

  • Conrade

    Conrade

  • Borachio

  • Friar Francis, Verges

    Friar Francis, Verges

  • First Watchman, Messenger

    First Watchman, Messenger

  • Hero

    Hero

  • Beatrice

    Beatrice

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • Ursula

    Ursula

Bridge Crew

  • Chuck Charbeneau

    The Captain sets the Players up for success
    The Captain is in charge.
    The Captain is not a director.
    In his charge, to do or delegate:
    • The Big Picture
    • drafting the Charter
    • how the group uses time
    • first draft of the cutting
    • casting
    • making decisions
    • a lot of miscellaneous bullshit
    • Not in her charge:
    • anyone else's creative choices
    • the script (after the first cutting)

  • First Mate

    The First Mate sets the Captain up for Success.
    The First Mate supports the Captain.
    In her charge, to do or delegate:
    • Collecting of Script Changes
    • providing the prompt script
    • checking in at least once a week
    • identifying problems the Captain is missing
    • follow-up and follow-through on problems

  • Chief Engineer

    The Event Coordinator, in charge of all the things that are a part of the event, but not a part of the play
    The Engineer sets the Event up for success
    In their charge, to do or delegate:
    • Venue Relations
    • pre-show
    • post show
    • partnerships with outside forces (fundraiser, caterer, DJ, etc.)
    • decor
    • furniture setup
    • designing and running bear-baiting
    • etc.

  • Privateer

    A Specialist Willing to Help Make the Magic Happen by donating their skills and/or time..
    For example:
    • music
    • fights
    • blood
    • ghosts
    • makeup
    • empanadas
    • burnam wood
    • costume contests
    • intimacy choreography
    • photographing the event
    • cartographer: The Cutting
    • metatheatrical social media campaigns
    • flooding the space with bubbles at the exact right moment
    • partnering with the venue to create themed cocktails that come out timed to toast with lord Capulet, drink a roofie with Juliet, and drink to Romeo’s sad last toast.

VOLUNTEER!

Thank you to Thrunie’s for partnering with us on Much Ado About Nothing. We can’t wait to be back inside in a bar, where we belong!

We are currently looking for more bars and venues to partner with for more of our upcoming productions. Learn more by clicking Partner With Us.

One of Shakespeare's Plays, No Director, One Rehearsal, in a Bar.

Shakespeare from the Ground presents Much Ado About Nothing

at Thrunie’s, 320 Pearl St, La Crosse, WI 54601