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Welcome to the Press Room for Dacha Theatre's Much Ado About Nothing!
​☆ An online resource for those interested in covering this audacious hybrid spectacular! ☆
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Press Releases:

Announcing Much Ado About Nothing:  Press Release
Promotional Photos – Credit to Brett Love
Poster – Banner (with text),  (without text)
Poster – 11x17 Portrait
Title Graphic (transparent)
☆ Journalists are invited to explore the navigation links to the left to learn more about the shows

☆ For more information, please contact the producers at Dacha Theatre via email at dachatheatre@gmail.com

Cast Headshots and Roles:

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Ben Swenson-Klatt
as Don John
(they/them)

Ben Symons*
as Don Pedro
(he/him)

Beth Pollack​ˠ
as Hero
​(she/her)

Casey Bowenˠ
as Benedick
​(he/him)

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Ella Ruth Francis
as Borachio
(she/her)

Emily Huntingford​ˠ
​as Beatrice
(she/her)

Kristina Roy*
as Antonio
(she/her)

Michelle Conklin
​as ​Leonato
(she/her)

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Mimi Santos*
as Verges
(she/her)

Performing 12/11-12/16

Samuel Edgren
as Claudio
(he/him)

Sara Jo Geiger
​as Dogberry
(she/her, they/them)

Stephanie Roman
as Margaret
​(they/them)

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Olivia Kridle​ˠ 
as Verges
(she/her, they/them)

Performing 12/17-12/19

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Much Ado About Nothing
​​Creative/Admin Team:

Directed by: Nick O'Leary* (he/him)
Stage Manager:  Nate Olson (he/him)
Associate Director:  Donovan Olsen* (they/them)

Scenic and Props Designer:  Devin Peterson (he/him)
Cinematography Designer:  Mike Lionˠ (he/him)
Sound Designer:  Jerik Fernandez* (he/him)
Projections / Graphics Designer:  Evelyn Symons* (she/her)
Costume Designer:  Briana Schwartz (she/her)
Lighting Designer/Master Electrician:  Ryan Long* (they/them)
D.J. / Sound Operator:  Nansi Dwendi (he/him)
Props Assistant:  Olivia Kridleˠ (she/her, they/them)
Sound Consultant:  Kyle Levien* (he/him)
Production Manager:  Claire Starkˠ (she/her)
Text Coach & Intimacy Director:  Kate Drummondˠ (she/her)

Much Ado About Nothing includes additional text by Nansi Dwendi
* denotes a Dacha company member
ˠ denotes a Dacha producing board member
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Members
    • BLM >
      • Featured Artists
    • In The Media
  • An Incomplete List
  • Subscriptions
  • Get Involved
    • 2022-2023 Season Announcement
    • Donate!
    • Auditions
    • Contact Us
  • Past Productions
    • Girls School Memory Play
    • 2021-2022 Season >
      • (F)UNFAIR
      • Dice: Romeo and Juliet
      • Much Ado About Nothing
      • Summer Tours 2021 >
        • Dears in Headlights
        • Star Play
        • Dacha Summer 2021
    • 2020-2021 Digital Dacha >
      • :robot_face:
      • Yarn: Unraveled
      • Secret Admirer
      • Orpheus & Euridice
      • Virtual Events >
        • Sorry I Missed You: Message Recorded
        • Trivia
        • 'Round the Clock
        • Kaleidoscope
        • The Bee-Man of Orn (ONLINE!)
        • Archival Streams >
          • #DD: The Seagull
          • #DD: Quick Bright Things
          • #DD: The Light Princess
    • 2019-2020 Season >
      • Dust
      • The Moors
      • Pride & PrejuDICE
      • Sorry I Missed You
      • Ghost Party: Remastered
    • 2018-2019 Season >
      • Ghost Party
      • The Cabaret
      • The Light Princess
      • Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It
      • Metamorphoses
    • 2017-2018 Season >
      • Season Announcement 2017 - 2018
      • The Seagull
      • Quick Bright Things
      • Shakespeare Dice: Hamlet
      • Who Killed Otter's Babies?
    • 2016-2017 Season >
      • The Snow Queen
      • Dream Things True
      • Shakespeare Dice: Twelfth Night
      • An Awfully Big Adventure
      • Dusk At The Dacha
  • Product