Photo: Sand, sun and Shakespeare

It’s Shakespeare on the sand as the Belmont High School Performing Arts Company’s production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ gets a beach-themed update in this high-spirited and vibrant adaptation. 

Performances are Thursday, Friday & Saturday, November 12, 13 & 14 at 7 p.m. in the BHS Black Box.

TICKET INFO: ADULTS: $12, CHILDREN: $7, BHS STUDENTS/STAFF: $5 all performances.

Tickets are on sale here. Advance purchase recommended.

When a group of lifeguards arrive in Messina, it sets off a series of romantic entanglements: a budding romance between Claudio and Hero is threatened by rumor, jealousy and betrayal. Meanwhile Benedick and Beatrice’s long-standing rivalry is upended when the other characters conspire to turn their disdain into love. An upbeat soundtrack, colorful scenery and costumes and energetic staging make this production fun for audiences of all ages.

The BHS PAC updated staging of MAAN follows similiar modern settings of the circa-1598 play including a confetti-filled production set to ’90s house music with metallic jumpsuits that is currently at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway, and a fan-favorite 2011 West End production with David Tennant as Benedick and Catherine Tate as Beatrice set in sunny 1980s Gibraltar with crisp navy uniforms and disco music.

BHS Students/Staff can get tickets in school during lunch the week of the show
IF TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, FILL OUT THE WAIT LIST FORM. THERE ARE USUALLY SEATS FOR AT LEAST 10-15 PEOPLE FROM THE WAIT LIST.