Much Ado About Nothing
New Mexico Shakespeare Festival 2025

Beatrice and Benedick “never meet but there’s a skirmish of wit” — can their friends and family gull them into getting over themselves and seeing how perfect they are for each other? This interpretation of Shakespeare’s iconic enemies to lovers romcom is set in 1940’s Albuquerque and features Indigenized elements to pay tribute to the region’s history and diverse culture.

LEONATO — Enoch Chapman
HERO — Ali Esmeralda Marin
BEATRICE — Kim Delfina Gleason
MARGARET — Angela Lopez
DON PEDRO — Dave Yakubik
CLAUDIO — Parker Owen
BENEDICK — Ed Chavez
DON JOHN — Jeremy Levin
CONRADE — Caitlyn Fox
BORACHIO — Russell Reitmann Gurule
DOGBERRY — Jack Litherland
VERGES — Thompson Chestnutt
GEORGE SEACOAL — Nelia Bryant
BALTHASAR/1st WATCHMAN — Patrick Hale
HUGH OATCAKE — Coral Schroeder
FRIAR/1st MESSENGER — Kathy Wimmer

DIRECTOR — Zoe Burke
STAGE MANAGER — Kaleah Baca
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER — Hector Corona
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/SOUND DESIGNER — Shannon Flynn
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DESIGNER — Riley Lewis
LIGHTING DESIGNER — RayRey Griego
SET DESIGNER — Pete Parkin
COSTUME DESIGNER — Kaylee Lynora Silcocks-Gore
PROPS DESIGNER — Nina Dorrance
INTIMACY DIRECTOR — Victor Reyes
DRAMATURG — Alexandra Avila
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY — Jenni Hipolito