![]() ![]() ![]() Providing music of the World War II era is a five-member band, including Sophia Cattalani ’25 of Skaneateles, N.Y., on trumpet and Julianne Massa ‘25 of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., on tenor sax. A lush backyard garden blooms onstage, complemented by sounds of ocean waves and birdsong, and a live, five-piece student band performing swing-era classics like Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood.”Ī group of khaki-clad Army officers returning home from the war are quickly invited to spend a month relaxing at an oceanside estate by its wealthy owner, Leonata (not Leonato - more on that later). The Bar Harbor “cottage” is represented by a two-story facade complete with a balcony sturdy enough to hold multiple players. ![]() ![]() The set of Much Ado About Nothing features a two-story facade, representing the exterior of a Bar Harbor estate, which offers lots of opportunities for characters in Shakespeare’s comedy to be heard and misheard. Share on Email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedInĪfter taking peeks behind the Schaeffer Theatre curtain since January, exploring the preparations for an ambitious Bates theater production, the curtain has been raised.įrom period costumes and a lavish set to comedic clowning and snappy wordplay (some in iambic pentameter!), this production of Much Ado About Nothing is a whirl of color, sounds, comedy, and music, recalling nothing less than the dazzling Technicolor splendor of a 1950s MGM musical.Īnd why shouldn’t it? Director and Assistant Professor of Theater Tim Dugan decided to move the setting from Italy in the 16th century to a coastal estate on Maine’s Mount Desert Island in the heady days right after World War II. ![]()
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