Love is in the air! And that means warring wits, waggling tongues, big laughs and flowing tears.

Don Pedro and his men return from war looking for a little fun in the sun, and everyone's involved: the younger ones fall instantly in love and the older ones try desperately to stay out of it. All the passion, all the intrigue, all the deception, trickery, and most of all: romance!

Directed by ensemble member Ronan Marra

featuring ensemble member Meredith Bell, Brandon Bruce, Melanie Keller, Vincent L. Lonergan, Christopher Prentice, Aaron Snook and Joseph Stearns with Tiffany Carter, Christopher Clementson, Jennifer Faletto, Len Hoover, Ronald Kuzava, Dave Lykins, Erin Myers, Eric Paskey, Charles Schoenherr, Michael E. Smith, Bob Wilson and Shawn Yardley

set: Nancy Freeman, costumes: Laura M. Dana, lights: Whitney Buchman, music: ensemble member Joseph Stearns, choreography: Dorrie Ferguson, sound/production stage manager: Jeremy Dobbins, stage manager: ensemble member Anthony Ingram

"Shakespeare's comedies come stuffed with lyrical fireworks and choice bits of timeless idiocy. The Signal players, directed by Ronan Marra, take a good crack at both. Aaron Snook brings some desperately needed charm to the hotheaded Claudio, Joseph Stearns and Christopher Prentice back him up with wit and poise, and Melanie Keller's excellent Beatrice evokes Rosalind Russell. As usual, though, the clowns — Brandon Bruce and Ronald Kuzava — steal the show." — Brian Nemtusak, Chicago Reader full review

"A charming performance of this funniest of Shakespeare comedies" — Margarete Mandry, The Shakespeare Revue full review

"Signal Ensemble features some of the finest young acting talent in town" — Tom Williams, chicagocritic.com full review

Aug 16 - Sep 20, 2003

Athenaeum Theatre

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