{"id":81747,"date":"2024-10-03T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=81747"},"modified":"2024-10-03T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:08:37","slug":"much-ado-about-nothing-receives-much-ado-at-the-kansas-shakespeare-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=81747","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Much Ado About Nothing\u2019 receives much ado at the Kansas Shakespeare Festival\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Story by ADIA REYNOLDS Photos by ABIGAIL SHEARER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Saturday evening was alive with fairy lights, carnival games, and souvenir stand employees hawking their wares at the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival. This was the 13th annual iteration of the town\u2019s iconic tourist attraction. The official site advertises The Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival [as] a\u2026community-based initiative focused on providing small-town, classical, outdoor theater and a village festival experience to local and regional patrons under the stars of northeast Kansas. Each fall, local volunteers transform a wood on the edge of town, affectionately known as <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/41G6rSFPdpUC8jpH7\">Sir William&#8217;s Hollow<\/a>, into a rustic outdoor Shakespearean amphitheater and family-friendly village festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"508\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81749\" data-id=\"81749\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=790%2C508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=370%2C238&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=150%2C96&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=1536%2C987&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?resize=2048%2C1316&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_001.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Shakespeare Festival in Saint Marys.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"528\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81753\" data-id=\"81753\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-002.jpg?resize=790%2C528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-002.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-002.jpg?resize=370%2C247&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-002.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-002.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-002.jpg?w=1176&amp;ssl=1 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Vendors selling stained glass.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"523\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81761\" data-id=\"81761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-003.jpg?resize=790%2C523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-003.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-003.jpg?resize=370%2C245&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-003.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-003.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-003.jpg?w=1181&amp;ssl=1 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The King&#8217;s Players playing outside of the outdoor theater.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"528\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81760\" data-id=\"81760\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-004.jpg?resize=790%2C528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-004.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-004.jpg?resize=370%2C248&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-004.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-004.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-004.jpg?w=1178&amp;ssl=1 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Part of the crowd getting ready to watch Much Ado About Nothing directed by Andrew Clarendon.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"525\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81759\" data-id=\"81759\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-005.jpg?resize=790%2C525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-005.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-005.jpg?resize=370%2C246&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-005.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-005.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-005.jpg?w=1175&amp;ssl=1 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The set for Much Ado About Nothing.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"765\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81758\" data-id=\"81758\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-006.jpg?resize=495%2C765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-006.jpg?w=495&amp;ssl=1 495w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-006.jpg?resize=168%2C260&amp;ssl=1 168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-006.jpg?resize=97%2C150&amp;ssl=1 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Director Andrew Clarendon greets everyone and makes announcements before the play starts.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"626\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81757\" data-id=\"81757\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-007.jpg?resize=790%2C626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-007.jpg?w=790&amp;ssl=1 790w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-007.jpg?resize=328%2C260&amp;ssl=1 328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-007.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-007.jpg?resize=768%2C609&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Act One of Much Ado About Nothing. Cast from left to right Peter Stamos as Friar Francis, Patrick Murtha as Leonato, Therese McFarland as Beatrice, and Trinity Smalley as Hero.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"648\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81756\" data-id=\"81756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-008.jpg?resize=711%2C648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-008.jpg?w=711&amp;ssl=1 711w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-008.jpg?resize=285%2C260&amp;ssl=1 285w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-008.jpg?resize=150%2C137&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Act One of Much Ado About Nothing. Cast from left to right Brett Broadbent as Benedick, Robert Trudeau as Claudio, Gerard Pryor as Don Pedro, Patrick Murtha as Leonato, Trinity Smalley as Hero, and Therese McFarland as Beatrice.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"309\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81751\" data-id=\"81751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009.jpg?resize=790%2C309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C145&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C59&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C301&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C602&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C802&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_009-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Act One of Much Ado About Nothing. Cast from left to right Deven Garcia with his debut as don John, Robert Trudeau as Claudio, Brett Broadbent as Benedick, Therese McFarland as Beatrice, Trinity Smalley as Hero, Gerard Pryor as Don Pedro, and Patrick Murtha as Leonato,.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"620\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81755\" data-id=\"81755\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-010.jpg?resize=520%2C620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-010.jpg?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-010.jpg?resize=218%2C260&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-010.jpg?resize=126%2C150&amp;ssl=1 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Act Two of Much Ado About Nothing. Cast from left to right Devan Garcia with his debut as Don John, and James Meuwissen with his debut as Conrade.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"647\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81754\" data-id=\"81754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-011.jpg?resize=340%2C647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-011.jpg?w=340&amp;ssl=1 340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-011.jpg?resize=137%2C260&amp;ssl=1 137w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shakespear-011.jpg?resize=79%2C150&amp;ssl=1 79w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Act Two of Much Ado About Nothing. Cast; Devan Garcia with his debut as Don John during a monologue.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"343\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-81752\" data-id=\"81752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012.jpg?resize=790%2C343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C445&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C161&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C65&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C334&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C890&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Shakespear_012-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Act Two of Much Ado About Nothing. Cast from left to right, Robin Bonsall as Antonia, Patrick Murtha as Leonato, Therese McFarland as Beatrice, Trinity Smalley as Hero, and Emilie Jackson as Margaret.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the last 13 years, the town of St. Marys has hosted a Shakespeare Festival complete with stalls, activities, cosplayers, and a live performance for an affordable price. Medieval and modern food and beverage options were sat side by side. Likewise, people wearing everything from graphic tees to capes and armor wandered the wood chip paths. Stalls carried stock that varied from t-shirts to stained glass ornaments. Above all else, everything at the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival was cheap, but never cheaped out on the quality of experience provided to attendees. The perfect event for college students this fall, especially for one section of the humanities in particular: the Fort Hays English Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays State University\u2019s English Department funded a trip for 11 students and teachers combined to attend the festival and share in their common love for Shakespeare. Many of these students already had contact with the show being performed this year, \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing.\u201d But one student had not only engaged with Shakespeare before, but had a significant portion of her life molded by the historic playwright.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in theater since I was 12. Dad would explain the Shakespearean language to help with my performances,\u201d history and English double major Tirzah Howery said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, Howery\u2019s engagement with the text could further clue in less aware audience members of more subtle jokes and jabs made by the characters. \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing,\u201d while a more modern performance in terms of costume design, remained true to the original text in terms of dialogue and plot. This was a unique blend, but it was a choice that paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Directed by Andrew Clarendon, the 2024 Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival\u2019s performance of \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing\u201d was a smashing success. Despite minor errors with the sound system, the actors and actresses on stage pulled off their performances flawlessly. The protagonists, Beatrice and Benedick, were played by long-time Flint Hills stage performers Brett Broadbent and Therese McFarland respectively. The playbills distributed prior to the performance also included prior plays the actors had played a part in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McFarland has also played roles in \u201cThe Winter\u2019s Tale,\u201d \u201cThe Merchant of Venice,\u201d \u201cTwelfth Night,\u201d \u201cOthello,\u201d and \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream.\u201d Broadbent could be found in the prior productions of \u201cMacbeth,\u201d \u201cSomething Rotten,\u201d and \u201cBook of Will.\u201d The pair knew their way around the conventions of Shakespearean dramas and comedies alike, but they brought particular chemistry to the two rivals at the crux of the play\u2019s conflict. 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