Sofa Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing - Act II Scene I
A hall in Leonato’s house. Leonato and the gang prepare for the big masked dance with some light banter about Beatrice's taste in men. She's got some zingers. The party guests arrive in masks and the hijinks begin. Benedick and Claudio hear some hard truths about themselves while disguised as other people. Don Pedro gets super smooth with Hero, so smooth that Borachio decides to tell Claudio (disguised as Benedick, yeah sorry this is confusing) that DP may be looking to steal the girl. Claudio is dramatic and believes this, until he actually talks it out, and DP hands Hero over like the creepy creeper he is. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick exchange an interesting dialogue while they both believe they have fooled the other. Antonio tries to get some strange from Ursula (Hero's servant) who is not into it. Margaret hits on a random guy. Don John is lonely and still a jerk. The scene ends with Hero & Claudio engaged and Beatrice awkwardly turning down a proposal from Don Pedro. DP turns his sadness into another creepy idea: force Beatrice and Benedick to fall in love with each other. Weirdly, every person agrees to help, probably because they're all tired of hearing each of them brag about how cool they are for shunning love. The trap is set for all the couples! Characters in order of appearance: Leonato; Antonio; Hero; Beatrice; Margaret; Ursula; Balthasar; Don Pedro; Claudio; Benedick; Don John; Borachio) Credits: 1. Robin Thompson, Mandie Thompson, Chelsea Robinson, & Daniel Robinson; Fallbrook, CA / Escondido, CA 2. Alison Wien; New York, NY 3. Clara Molina Blanco (performed in Spanish) 4. Dominic Irizarry, Darcy Porter, Lonny Sapikowski, & The Doctor; Anaheim, CA 5. Tim W Brown; Seattle, WA 6. Darcy; NSW, Australia 7. Kelly Sheridan, Jesse Toso, Molly James Hall, & Cole Howard; Vancouver, BC, Canada 8. Ciarán Mulhern; Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9. Benjamin Warren; London, UK 10. Simon Carroll; Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 11. Melissa Hudson; Norwich, UK 12. Carolyn Carothers; Los Angeles, CA 13. Victoria Paterson; Toronto, ON, Canada 14. Adam Kullman; Dallas, TX 15. Christine Drayer; New York, NY 16. Matt Royal; Vernon, BC, Canada 17. Michael Buckle; Norfolk, England, UK 18. Lucy Knight; Anniston, AL 19. Jordyn Drake, R2, Chewie, & Porg; Phoenix, AZ 20. Alison English; Dubuque, IA 21. Ellen Denham; Corpus Christi, TX 22. Scott Giannone; Alexandria, MN
A hall in Leonato’s house. Leonato and the gang prepare for the big masked dance with some light banter about Beatrice's taste in men. She's got some zingers. The party guests arrive in masks and the hijinks begin. Benedick and Claudio hear some hard truths about themselves while disguised as other people. Don Pedro gets super smooth with Hero, so smooth that Borachio decides to tell Claudio (disguised as Benedick, yeah sorry this is confusing) that DP may be looking to steal the girl. Claudio is dramatic and believes this, until he actually talks it out, and DP hands Hero over like the creepy creeper he is. Meanwhile, Beatrice and Benedick exchange an interesting dialogue while they both believe they have fooled the other. Antonio tries to get some strange from Ursula (Hero's servant) who is not into it. Margaret hits on a random guy. Don John is lonely and still a jerk. The scene ends with Hero & Claudio engaged and Beatrice awkwardly turning down a proposal from Don Pedro. DP turns his sadness into another creepy idea: force Beatrice and Benedick to fall in love with each other. Weirdly, every person agrees to help, probably because they're all tired of hearing each of them brag about how cool they are for shunning love. The trap is set for all the couples! Characters in order of appearance: Leonato; Antonio; Hero; Beatrice; Margaret; Ursula; Balthasar; Don Pedro; Claudio; Benedick; Don John; Borachio) Credits: 1. Robin Thompson, Mandie Thompson, Chelsea Robinson, & Daniel Robinson; Fallbrook, CA / Escondido, CA 2. Alison Wien; New York, NY 3. Clara Molina Blanco (performed in Spanish) 4. Dominic Irizarry, Darcy Porter, Lonny Sapikowski, & The Doctor; Anaheim, CA 5. Tim W Brown; Seattle, WA 6. Darcy; NSW, Australia 7. Kelly Sheridan, Jesse Toso, Molly James Hall, & Cole Howard; Vancouver, BC, Canada 8. Ciarán Mulhern; Dubai, United Arab Emirates 9. Benjamin Warren; London, UK 10. Simon Carroll; Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 11. Melissa Hudson; Norwich, UK 12. Carolyn Carothers; Los Angeles, CA 13. Victoria Paterson; Toronto, ON, Canada 14. Adam Kullman; Dallas, TX 15. Christine Drayer; New York, NY 16. Matt Royal; Vernon, BC, Canada 17. Michael Buckle; Norfolk, England, UK 18. Lucy Knight; Anniston, AL 19. Jordyn Drake, R2, Chewie, & Porg; Phoenix, AZ 20. Alison English; Dubuque, IA 21. Ellen Denham; Corpus Christi, TX 22. Scott Giannone; Alexandria, MN