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[Past Event] Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" | Ryan Ranch

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Course Description:

Set in the sun-drenched Sicilian town of Messina, "Much Ado About Nothing" fizzes with celebratory energy. Its rollicking humor centers on the feisty Beatrice and Benedick, whose battle to out-talk each other dominates the play—at least until they are tricked into falling in tongue-tied love, raising suspicions that their verbal jousting was all along a kind of repressed flirtation. Scholars point to Shakespeare’s penchant for throwaway play titles like this one, choosing names with a kind of cheeky, take-it-or-leave-it quality, teasing audiences not to take things, or their author, too seriously. Join us for a robust celebration of Shakespeare’s masterful romantic comedy.

 

Tuition: $40.00

Additional Fees: $0.00


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Day/Time

Thursdays, Aug. 31; Sept. 7, 14 *10:00 am - 12:30 pm* (3 sessions)

Location

Course will be presented live at CSUMB Ryan Ranch (8 Upper Ragsdale Road, Monterey) and will NOT be recorded or available for viewing later.

Facilitator:

Allston James taught English and Humanities at Monterey Peninsula College for 30 years and has led Shakespeare classes at OLLI since 2012. He was Runner-up for the Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama in 2021. His plays have been performed in London, New York and around the country.