The Oberlin Club of Cleveland invites you to dinner at Black River Cafe and a production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing with the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival on Thursday, July 22nd.
There will be a prix-fixe menu of $24 (includes gratuity) and a cash bar (limited to the first 50 people only). Tickets to Much Ado About Nothing are FREE and will be passed out during dinner. Dinner costs are payable to the Alumni Association when you register.
Thursday, July 22nd
Dinner at 5:00 p.m.
(50 person limit)
Black River Cafe
15 South Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Much Ado About Nothing at 7:00pm
Hall Auditorium
67 North Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Parking: There is free street parking available
The Oberlin Summer Theater Festival's 2010 production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing playfully exposes the comic conflict inherent in all romance. At the core of the play is the famous battle between the sexes wittily waged by Benedick and Beatrice, two confirmed bachelors. The play also features one of Shakespeare's funniest clown characters, Dogberry, the bungling malaprop-spouting constable who accidentally saves the day.
The play is set in Sicily at Leonato's elegant estate. The action begins when officers return victorious from war. A young officer, Claudio, confides to the Prince, Don Pedro, that he has fallen in love with their host's daughter, Hero. The Prince helps to woo Hero for Claudio. To pass the time before the wedding day, the men concoct a humorous plot to trick Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love with each other. Bent on foiling their romance, the Prince's brother, Don John, concocts a sinister plot of his own: he spreads slander that Hero has been unfaithful. Chaos erupts at the wedding ceremony and Benedick challenges Claudio to a duel. But just when everything seems lost, Dogberry's watchmen stumble in to save the day.
Directed by OSTF's Producing Artistic Director Paul Moser, Oberlin's summer production foregrounds the courtly elegance and humor of the piece. Garden settings, 1930s costumes, and live 1930s music conjure a summery, festival feel. OSTF is once again joining forces with costume designers from Kent State University in a collaboration that strives to realize the merriment and elegance of Shakespeare's comedy.
Returning to the festival is Equity actor Matthew Wright (Leonato) who appeared as Prospero in The Tempest last summer. Joining him will be David Bugher (Benedick) who played The Gentleman Caller in OSTF's production of The Glass Menagerie. Seen last year as Ariel in The Tempest, Oberlin alumna and visual artist Alexis MacNab (Hero) returns for her second season. Also returning is Oberlin alum and resident Aaron Mucciolo (Dogberry), Stephano and Alonso in OSTF's 2009 production of The Tempest. Clare McNulty (Beatrice) is a 2007 Oberlin graduate who has performed in several companies in NYC including the award-winning, Oberlin-founded Sinking Ship Productions.
Check out more information about the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival (now in its 2nd season) by visiting http://www.oberlin.edu/ostf
Questions? Contact regional coordinator Kira McGirr '06 at kmcgirr@gmail.com.
RSVP
As this event was quite popular in January and tickets are limited, please RSVP by calling the Alumni Office at 440-775-8692 no later than Thursday, July 15!
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