Thou Art Here Theatre | Lougheed House National & Provincial Historic Site & Museum | 2016
Beatrice and Benedick have sworn never to love each other while Claudio and Hero fall desperately in love. In Shakespeare’s iconic household comedy, eavesdropping takes centre stage as audience follows the characters upstairs, downstairs and throughout the gardens of Calgary’s historic Lougheed House.
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Dogberry: Elena Eli Belyea
Verges: Oscar Derkx
Don Joan: Alyson Dicey
Claudio: Evan Hall
Borachio: Paula Humby
Don Pedro: Neil Kuefler
Leonato: Doug Mertz
Hero: Lara Schmitz
Benedick: Ben Stevens
Beatrice: Gianna Vacirca
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Costume Designer: Neil Kuefler
Stage Manager: Kiidra Duhault
Promotions Designer: Tynan Boyd
AWARDS
Nominated for Outstanding Ensemble – Betty Mitchell Awards 2016 (Calgary)
SELECTED PRESS
“I cannot praise Andrew enough for the way he uses audience members to play minor characters…inspired concept, inspired staging, and inspired performances from a most talented ensemble of Edmonton and Calgary actors” – 4 Stars, Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Herald (Read the full review here)
“This production has all of what makes the play romantic, funny, and a pleasure to be a part of” – Jenna Shummoogum on Theatre (Read the full review here)
“It’s gorgeous, you don’t have to pay a set designer because you have this beautiful set that I could never possibly afford.” – James Young, CBC (Read the full preview here)
“Fans of the classics may want to check out Lougheed House. This performance will be interactive though and actors will move throughout the house over the course of the show.” – Ian Campbell, 660 CityNews (Read the full preview here)
“As the play unfolds, we’ll be taking the audience on an unofficial tour of this magnificent house” – Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Sun (Read the full preview here)
“One of the reasons why the time period really works for Much Ado About Nothing: at the very beginning of the play, the gentlemen have just come back from a war and they’re in a huge celebratory mode. There’s no danger anymore, life is full of love and joy. In a similar vein, the time period of the 1920s—the post-First World War period in Canada was a period of innovation and also of joy in coming out of this horrific event. That parallel brought us into the world” – Jon Roe, Swerve Magazine (Read the full preview here)