[Toraerie] See a former SCAdian in Shakespeare this weekend!

[Susan Henry]

Gentles:

Al Fiene, who was known as David in the SCA and showed up at the Caponi demo with a greyhound,
will be playing Leonato in a production of "Much Ado about Nothing" this weekend and several other
weekends later this season.

The troupe he is in, The Traveling Players, will present "Much Ado about Nothing," by William
Shakespeare, in Twin Cities' area parks Aug. 18-23, and Sept. 14-15. Directed and produced by the
sister team of Melissa Morrissey and Deanne McDonald, respectively, with choreography by Jessica
Knapp, this premiere production epitomizes the contemporary collaborative style of the Twin
Cities' newest roaming theater company. 

A comedy of mistaken identity, deception, and trickery, "Much Ado About Nothing" includes some of
Shakespeare's most comedic and memorable characters such as Dogberry, the wordy and inefficient
constable, and Beatrice and Benedick, a pair who embody the term "battle of the sexes."

Performances and locations are as follows: 
* Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18-19 7 p.m., Como Park, St. Paul, Lexington Parkway N and
  Horton Avenue. 
  Link to map of Como Park:  http://www.stpaul.gov/depts/parks/userguide/images/comogrounds.pdf

* Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7 p.m., Central Park, Rotary Band Shell, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan 
    Link to map:  
    http://www.ci.eagan.mn.us/live/frame.asp?path=http://gis.logis.org/Eagan/parkfinder/

* Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16 7 p.m., Nicollet Commons, Amphitheater, 12550 Nicollet Ave.,
  Burnsville 
    Link to map:
   
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=12550+Nicollet+Ave&csz=Burnsville%2C+MN&country=us&new=1

Performances are free with a $5 suggested donation and reservations are not necessary. 

Yours in Service,

Rosanore of Redthorn