Dates: May 28, 29, 30, 2021
Time: Friday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Pacific; Sunday, 2 p.m. Pacific
Location: Live Stream
Tickets: Free/Pay-What-You-Will
Want a recipe for hilarity and disaster?
Take one audience favorite about love and trust, truth and lies, gossip, fake news, and unwilling romance.
Dissolve one relationship in acidic social media.
Mix in:
One battle of the sexes between two middle-aged and decidedly anti-relationship folks;
A sister bitterly opposed to her brother
One matchmaking prince with delusions of love-godhood
One romantic war hero
Three modern young women
Two politically-minded sisters
One pastor; and
One Neighborhood Watch who will ensure your safety, whether you want them to or not!
4. Pour into a Zoom box.
5. Bake for 120 minutes.
Much Ado About Nothing:
A perennial audience favorite showing love and relationships from two sides - a trusting love that breaks under the pressure of lies and mistrust and a humorously cynical antagonism which grows stronger as it passes through the deceit of well-intentioned friends and relations.
Take a look through the unsparing lens of the digital camera at a production of Much Ado About Nothing reframed with strong women at the center; explore relationships between brothers and sisters, mothers and daughters, men and women; powerful personalities and the possibility of love in later life and the impact of social media, on what we think we know about the world and how we know the people in it.
Pay-What-You-Will
The Shattered Glass Project offers all plays for free or pay-what-you-will. This price structure allows all audience members to support the artists at the level at which they are able.
Cast
In order of appearance
Leonato - Carolynne Wilcox
Balthasar/Hannah - Sadie Gingold
Beatrice/Verges - Rebecca O’Neil
Hero - HanaSara Ito
Antonio/Friar Francis - Monique Aldred
Margaret/Georgie - Marissa Wyll
Don Pedro - Nolan P. Chapa
Benedick/Conrade - Bob Downing
Claudio - Ivan Guillermo
Don John/Dogberry - Molly Hall
Borachio - Hannah Coleman
Creative Team
Director - Rebecca O’Neil
Associate Director/Text Coach - Wiley Basho Gorn
Choreographer - Molly Hall
Stage Manager - Maycee McQuin
Streaming Manager - Caitlin McCown
Sound Designer - Alison Kozar
Composer - Sadie Gingold
Scenic Designer - Bella Rivera
Costume Designer - Sydney Haas
Graphic Designer - Lara Kratz
Marketing Intern - Hang Chen
Cast
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Nolan P. Chapa (he/him)
Nolan P. Chapa is eternally grateful for his first opportunity to perform with The Shattered Glass Project. He is even more grateful he could remain a part of this production despite moving back to Texas. He received his BA in Drama from Texas Woman's University. Some of his favorite roles include The Fire Chief (Bald Soprano), William (Lovesong), and Adam’s roles (Complete Works of Shakespeare abridged).
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Hannah Coleman (she/her)
Hannah Coleman is thrilled to be making her Shattered Glass Project debut with such an incredible cast and crew. She studied Theatre Arts at Western Washington University and has performed with SecondStory Repertory, GreenStage, and Twelfth Night Productions. Some of her favorite credits include: Saint Joan (Dunois), Into the Woods (The Baker's Wife), and Charlotte's Web (Wilbur). She would like to thank her friends, family, and Jack for their constant support and love.
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Bob Downing (he/him)
Bob Downing is a Seattle-based actor who has performed with the Seattle Shakespeare Company, 14/48 Theater Festival, Greenstage, Dacha Theatre, InD Theatre, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Ghostlight Theatricals, ACT1 Theatre, the Lesser-Known Players, and others. He is also a union organizer, folk singer, and father of a teenager.
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Sadie Gingold (she/her)
Sadie Gingold was most recently seen as Meg in A Wrinkle in Time (Shoreline Community College) and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Productions). She’s been acting her whole life and has performed at 18th and Union, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Edmonds Driftwood Players, Seattle Public Theatre, and Kitsap Forest Theater. She loves reading Shakespeare plays, cuddling her cat, and spending time with her family. She plans to study acting in college.
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Ivan Guillermo (he/him)
Ivan Guillermo was Mikhail in an immersive experience “Last of the Tsars” at the Stimson Green Mansion in Capitol Hill before COVID. The immersive piece ran for one month before shutting down. Since then, Ivan has focused on his hobbies such as photography and video games. Graduating from Seattle University in 2019, he finished his time at SU having been in nine mainstage productions, various student-led productions, student films, and an internship with the Seattle Shakespeare Company in “King Lear”.
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Molly Hall (she/her)
Molly has been a theatre artist all her life as an actor, choreographer, writer, and drama educator. Favorite recent roles include Miss Honey in MATILDA (Bainbridge Performing Arts), Debra in KIMBERLY AKIMBO (As If Theatre Co.), and Tanya in MAMMA MIA! (Kitsap Forest Theater). She has her MFA in Acting from the University of Washington and is a proud co-founder of As If Theatre Co. She is thrilled to be making art in whatever way possible during this unprecedented chapter in the world, and is beyond thankful to all the artists involved with The Shattered Glass Project who have lent their energy and talent to make that possible.
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HanaSara Ito (she/her)
HanaSara Ito was born in Japan and raised in Hawaii. She currently resides in DC where she works for a progressive think tank, but previous to the pandemic was an actor living and working in Seattle.
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Rebecca O'Neil (she/her)
Rebecca has a closet full of many hats: actor and mom are two of her favorites. She also enjoys the chaos of running a theatre company, directing ten other talented actors, and collaborating with several fabulous crew members. After earning her third master’s degree, she quit her job and started The Shattered Glass Project just in time for a pandemic. If that don’t tell ya, nothin’ will. Much love to Peter, Jade, Gemma, Raff, Leila, Mom and Dad.
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Carolynne Wilcox (she/they)
Carolynne Wilcox is delighted to be gracing the virtual boards for the 3rd time with SGP, following A Series of Small Cataclysms in October and Loom in March. Other recent, virtual roles include Frida Kahlo in Spanish(!!!) in Humberto Robles’ Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida with Latino Theatre Projects, and Maggie in Honoring Choices with Grief Dialogues. She looks forward to touring Frida to Mexico and Latin America once things open up!
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Marissa Wyll (she/her)
Marissa Wyll is delighted to be playing Margaret in this production. Past credits include Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) with Greenstage, Polka Dots with Parachute Players, and countless science demonstrations on Pacific Science Center's live science stage. Marissa has degrees in biology and theatre from Western Washington University and this fall will be headed to Ireland for an MA in theatre practice with University College Dublin and the Gaiety School of Acting.
Creative Team
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Sadie Gingold (she/her)
Sadie Gingold was most recently seen as Meg in A Wrinkle in Time (Shoreline Community College) and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Productions). She’s been acting her whole life and has performed at 18th and Union, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Edmonds Driftwood Players, Seattle Public Theatre, and Kitsap Forest Theater. She loves reading Shakespeare plays, cuddling her cat, and spending time with her family. She plans to study acting in college.
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Wiley Basho Gorn (he/him)
Basho Gorn is a director, dramaturg, text coach, and teaching artist. His work focuses on developing a personal connection to heightened language both on and off the stage. Directing credits include: house of sueños: an audio drama (Seattle Shakespeare Company’s Rough Magic podcast), Twelfth Night (Fern Shakespeare Company, Seattle WA), It Will Be Now (18th&Union, Seattle WA), As You Like It (ACT Theatre, Seattle WA) and The Tempest (Taksu Theatre Co. Brooklyn NY). Dramaturgical credits include: Bring Down The House Pt 1&2, As You Like It, Macbeth, All’s Well That Ends Well (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland OR), Richard III (Seattle Shakespeare Company and upstart crow collective, Seattle, WA). Wiley is an affiliate artist of upstart crow collective and received his BFA from the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Sydney Haas (she/they)
Sydney Haas is a Seattle and NYC based theatre artist and writer. She works primarily in costume and prop design and also dabbles in dramaturgy and stage management. Recent credits include Marisol, 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, The Misanthrope at Seattle University and Novenas for a Lost Hospital at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. She holds a BA in Theatre and English from Seattle University and is an upcoming MFA candidate for the writing program at Pratt Institute.
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Molly Hall (she/her)
Molly has been a theatre artist all her life as an actor, choreographer, writer, and drama educator. Favorite recent roles include Miss Honey in MATILDA (Bainbridge Performing Arts), Debra in KIMBERLY AKIMBO (As If Theatre Co.), and Tanya in MAMMA MIA! (Kitsap Forest Theater). She has her MFA in Acting from the University of Washington and is a proud co-founder of As If Theatre Co. She is thrilled to be making art in whatever way possible during this unprecedented chapter in the world, and is beyond thankful to all the artists involved with The Shattered Glass Project who have lent their energy and talent to make that possible.
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Caitlin McCown (she/her)
Caitlin McCown is a director, stage manager, actor, scenic designer and digital streaming manager. She has been working in professional theatre for over 20 years and has worked locally with Macha Theatre Works, Fantastic Z Productions, Seattle Public Theatre, Theater Schmeater, Island Stage Left, Harlequin Productions, West of Lenin, and Twelfth Night Productions. Caitlin is the Managing Director of Many Hats Theatre and the Associate Production Manager for Village Theatre in Issaquah.
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Maycee McQuin (she/they)
Since graduating college with a degree in Theatre and Film, Maycee has adventured across the country working in both performance and production on various projects such as: Hawaii Five-0, Kong: Skull Island, Cobra Kai, and Venom. Memorable theatre roles include Jill Tanner in Butterflies Are Free, Valère in The Miser, and Abbie Putnam in Desire Under the Elms. New to the Seattle area, Maycee is looking forward to getting to know the artistic community here.
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Alison Kozar (they/them)
Alison Kozar (they/them): Alison is a multidisciplinary theatre artist facilitating brave storytelling through sound design, stage management, and directing. Alison believes in healing the world, feminist science fiction, and sans serif fonts. Recent projects include: Drinking Gourd (Hansberry Project,) All New Cells and Loom (Shattered Glass Project,) Is God Is (Hansberry Project and WET,) Black Bois (The Congregation and On the Boards.) Alison is a 2018 Intiman Emerging Artist. www.professionalmomfriend.com
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Rebecca O'Neil (she/her)
Rebecca has a closet full of many hats: actor and mom are two of her favorites. She also enjoys the chaos of running a theatre company, directing ten other talented actors, and collaborating with several fabulous crew members. After earning her third master’s degree, she quit her job and started The Shattered Glass Project just in time for a pandemic. If that don’t tell ya, nothin’ will. Much love to Peter, Jade, Gemma, Raff, Leila, Mom and Dad.
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Bella Rivera (she/her)
Bella is a scenic artist based in Seattle, WA, and holds a BA in Theatre from Seattle University. Recent credits include Production Designer for Oedipus the King and Sex by Mae West (Play Your Part). Bella is excited and grateful for another opportunity to continue making theatre in a digital medium.
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Hang Chen (he/him)
Hang Chen is an international student from China who graduated from Saginaw Valley State University with a Bachelor's degree in General Business. He has lived in Seattle for a year and is a graduate student pursuing his MFA at Seattle University. He also works as a fashion entrepreneur and runs an online shop, focusing on Japanese fashion.