News: "Much Ado About Nothing," directed by Megan Lummus, at 2024 Little Shakespeare Festival August 9-11

Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Megan Lummus, will be presented as part of the 2024 Little Shakespeare Festival with FRIGID New York at UNDER St. Marks (94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009) with performances on Fri August 9 at 9pm, Sat August 10 at 7pm & Sun August 11 at 2pm. Tickets ($25 in person, $20 streaming) are available for advance purchase at www.frigid.nyc. The performance will run approximately 90 minutes.


The Little Shakespeare Festival is FRIGID New York’s annual celebration of independent theatre and performance that takes inspiration from the immortal bard, William Shakespeare. Each year, companies are offered a different theme or idea to help guide their work. This year the festival’s theme is Camaraderie and Community. Much Ado About Nothing is a classic Shakespeare tale of love, trust, and deceit. Claudio 
is madly in love with Hero but is tricked into believing she is unchaste, and that is nearly their undoing. Meanwhile, enemies Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into falling in love with each other through their friends. Lies and love cross paths, changing the lives of this town forever. This take on the classic love story looks at the show with a focus on disability/neurodivergence and gender inside of American politics. The show features a majority disabled and neurodivergent cast.

Megan Lummus (she/her), an openly queer, autistic, and multiply disabled theatre director whose work includes both new works and re-imaging classical works, is very excited to be making her New York directing debut with this production of Much Ado About Nothing. She has been featured in The Theatre Times and Playbill for her work in creating more accessible spaces in the theatre.

The cast will feature Katherine McCrackin (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Love Isn’t Real), Skye Robicheau (Church & State, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), River Dakota (Evidence!, Love Isn’t Real), Jennifer Listerman (Synergy, I Am Myself Alone), Geof Newton (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Chatham Drama Guild’s Leading Ladies), Will Davis-Kay (John Proctor is the Villain, Silent Sky) and Sarah Gruber (Julius Caesar, Cymbeline).

The creative team includes Ellen Birmingham as the Stage Manager, Katherine McCrackin as the Fight Choreographer and Access Dramaturg, Geof Newton as Assistant Fight Choreographer and Sound Designer, and Jennifer Listerman as Choreographer.

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