16 Dec 1996
The Preventers
Parody of 1960's spy capers.
Much Ado About Nothing
Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to matchmake her with Benedick (her former boyfriend), but she being an independent-minded, bicycle-riding Suffragette type, it's going to take a bit of trickery.
Top Billed Cast
Sam Waterston Benedick
Kathleen Widdoes Beatrice
Barnard Hughes Dogberry
Charles Bartlett The Sexton & Messenger
Frederick Coffin Borachio
Marshall Efron Balthasar
Arny Freeman Antonio
Bette Henritze Ursula
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