Much Ado About Nothing
“You and I are too wise to woo peaceably.”
For drag king Benny Dick and nightclub femmecee Beatrice, love is a real drag. Adapted by and co-produced with Jo Jo Stiletto, Noveltease Theatre’s production of Much Ado About Nothing reimagines the play in the context of queer nightlife in post-Stonewall Seattle in a production filled with witty banter, disco music, and pure queer joy, directed by Verity Germaine and choreographed by Fosse Jack and Flossy Beatrice.
Featuring Noveltease Company Members Al Lykya, Anya Knees, Fosse Jack, Lulu La Lune, Miss Elaine Yes, Onyx Asili, Ramona Rhapsody, and Sailor St. Claire, with guest artists Apollo Vídra, Harvey Gent, Kir Royale, and Valentine Nightly.
Directed by Verity Germaine
Adapted by Jo Jo Stiletto
Choreographed by Flossy Beatrice & Fosse Jack
Scenic Design by Robin Macartney
Costume Design by Lady Drew Blood
Lighting Design by Angelo Domitri
Dramaturg: Jo Jo Stiletto
Stage Manager: Ronda Bordeaux
“Underneath the sequins and stage names, this Much Ado makes a quietly urgent argument about the spaces we build to survive. It reminds us that the people who fight hardest out in the world need somewhere to come home to, and that a community’s real test lies in how it repairs the harm done within its own walls. ”
Images by Colin Madison