Like all Shakespearean comedy, Much Ado deals with love and marriage. But it's also about misunderstanding, misinterpretation and disguise. The entire play is about the ways we mask our identity and hide our true feelings, literally and figuratively. |
So often, when an audience sees Shakespeare done in 16th-century style, they hold it at a remove. My hope is that relocating the story to a more modern period will enable audiences to see the connections to our own time while still truly appreciating the revolutionary nature of Beatrice's rebellion. |