Much Ado About Nothing

Leonato, a wealthy landowner Matthew Glenn Messenger Allister Littrell Hero, Leonato’s daughter Stephanie Anderson* Beatrice, Leonato’s niece Rachel Scherner* Ursula, Hero’s assistant Jessica Diane Hickling* Margaret, Hero’s assistant Hannah Fletcher Don Pedro, a military leader Nate Brown Benedick, a soldier fighting under Don Pedro Jordan T. Hickling* Claudio, a soldier fighting under Don Pedro Jovane Caamaño Don John, Don Pedro’s illegitimate brother Josiah Smith Antonio, Leonato’s brother Josiah Hutchings Conrade, Don John’s assistant James Lane Borachio, Don John’s assistant Justin B. Hobbs* Dancers Caleb Alley Jordan Doyle Lauren Macks Karin Schweibold Balthasar, a musician Caleb Alley Dogberry, a constable in charge of the Watchmen Callan J. Yeates Verges, Dogberry’s assistant Nathanael Biggs Watchmen Allister Littrell Jordan Doyle Friar Francis Callan J. Yeates Sexton, a police captain overseeing Dogberry Andrew Vitaliti Secretary, the Sexton’s assistant Karin Schweibold Musicians Aubrie Compitello, Piano Erin Gollihue, Vocals Chester Jenkins, Saxophone Tim Lukasiewicz, Bass Benjamin Yeh, Percussion Cast (In order of appearance) Charleston, South Carolina, at the home of Leonato as WWII is ending Setting *Member of Alpha Psi Omega, Cedarville’s chapter of the national honorary theatre society