Much Ado about Nothing Review

     My class and I went to see Much Ado about Nothing in the CSC Theater. I haven’t read or seen much Ado about Nothing before, so I thought this play would be confusing.  This was not the case. This play was easy to understand and also very entertaining. They follow the original dialogue, but put their own twist on the story. This twist, along with their stellar acting and amazing effects made this a spectacular show.

     The play is the same as the original, but the twist they added made the show magnificent. Instead of performing in a 1500’s scene, they choose a 1920’s scene. They made changes to the play to fit the scene such as changing costumes. Instead of having old fashion dresses and suits, the soldiers were dressed in a modern army uniform and the women were dressed in more modern dresses. They also wore suits that were up to date. This updated version of Much Ado about Nothing was a creative idea that was performed well.

     Other aspects of the play made it amazing. The actors did an excellent job performing. They spoke clearly and did well in dramatizing their lines. An example was the actor acting out Don Jon. He used props to express his anger. The effects in the play helped create a mood. They used lighting to help the mood. They used more light at a time, or less, and sometimes even used a different color of lighting that helped a lot. Also, they used music as well. Because this is a modern version of the play, they used Jazz music. They used music to help enhance the mood.  For example, in some parts, very uplifting music was played to show a feeling of happiness.

     This play was excellent and very entertaining. The plot was engaging, the acting was amazing, and the effects were spectacular. I would recommend this play to anyone.