Thou Art Here Theatre | Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site & Museum | 2014 – 2015.
Beatrice and Benedick have sworn they will never love one another but when their best friends Hero and Claudio fall head over heels for each other Beatrice and Benedick’s oaths are tested. Perhaps all will turn out if only the Prince’s sister Don Joan wasn’t lurking in the shadows.
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Verges: David Barnet
Claudio: Hunter Cardinal
Don Joan: Alyson Dicey
Don Pedro: Neil Kuefler (2015)
Don Pedro: Perry Gratton (2014)
Leonato: Kris Joseph
Benedick: Ben Stevens
Beatrice: Gianna Vacirca
Verges: Mark Vetsch
Hero: Marlee Yule
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Costume Designer: Neil Kuefler
Stage Manager: Kiidra Duhault
Promotions Designer: Tynan Boyd
Vocal Coach: Bobbi Goddard
SUPPORT
We acknowledge the support of the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
SELECTED PRESS
“intelligible user-friendly Shakespeare…a rollicking good time” – Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal 2014 (Read the full review here)
“That’s how Shakespeare should be performed” – Jenna Marynowski, After the House Lights 2014 (Read the full review here)
“There’s an intimacy in one-on-one, face-to-face experiences..Audiences react really strongly. It’s how I always envisioned Shakespeare; he’s not as poncey as people think. He’s down and dirty and fun!” – Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal 2015 (Read the full preview here)
“Back by popular demand…Much Ado really marries to the space at the Rutherford House so perfectly” – Mel Priestley, Vue Weekly 2015 (Read the full preview here)
“Thou Art Here offers a new way to experience Shakespeare…it’s unlikely you’ll think of Shakespeare as stuffy or impenetrable by the end.” – Lisa Szabo, The Gateway 2015 (Read the full preview here)
“Thou Art Here makes Shakespeare’s work accessible and totally engaging” – Jenna Marynowski, After the House Lights 2015 (Read the full preview here)
“Thanks to a bright cast and thoughtful directing, Much Ado through Thou Art Here’s lens is truly funny – and not just in the polite nature you’d expect from a Shakespeare” – Kate Black, Vue Weekly 2015 (Read the full review here)
“This was fun. It was an easy play for me to enjoy because this one had the sharp-tongued woman” – Louise Mallory, Ephemeral Pleasures 2015 (Read the full review here)
“Ritchie’s direction is inventive and uses the space to great effect…it is a lively vibrant rendition of a classic play” – Mel Priestley, Vue Weekly 2014 (Read the full review here)
“[The actors] have to be honest. There’s no invisible fourth wall, there’s no lights. There’s no hiding anything. You really have to expose your raw emotion” – Kathleen Bell, Vue Weekly 2014 (Read the full review here)