Shakespeare on the Lawn at Historic Kenmore returns this coming weekend with two more performances of Much Ado About Nothing. Catch one of the final shows at 7:00 p.m. either on Saturday, June 17 or on Sunday, June 18. Arrive early to tour the mansion and view the refurnishing. Bring folding chairs or a blanket and a picnic. Thank you to sponsor Lewis Insurance Associates. More event details are here. In the meantime, enjoy these scenes from last weekend’s performances!
- A beautiful evening for a play on Kenmore’s lawn!
- The audience awaits the evening’s entertainment.
- Before the play, which was set in the 1940s, singers and a jazz band entertained the audience with music from the era.
- Leonata (Amy Wolf) receives word that Don Pedro is returning home from war.
- Benedick (Zach Brown) and Beatrice (Sarah Hall) spar verbally.
- Claudio (l-John Flemming) talks with Don Pedro (r-Marcus Salley) about how he is smitten with Hero.
- Beatrice and Benedick dance at the Masquerade Ball.
- Don John (r-Rae Ehlen) schemes with Borachio (l-Dylan Miles) to prevent Claudio and Hero from falling in love.
- Claudio proposes to Hero (Corinn Keene).
- Pedro and Leonata scheme with others to make Beatrice and Benedick fall in love.
- Antonio (Paul Kartage) joins the scheme.
- After hearing that Beatrice is in love with him, Benedick decides her love must be requited even though he vowed to always be a bachelor.
- Hero schemes with her cousins to get Beatrice and Benedick to fall in love.
- The Watch (l to r-John Flemming, Zach Brown, Erica Turner) receives instructions from Dogberry (center-Marcus Salley) while Verges (far left-Jeffery Bare) listens.
- Claudio accuses Hero of unfaithfulness and leaves her at the altar.
- Beatrice asks Benedick to kill Claudio for what he’s done to Hero.
- The Watch captures Borachio and his friend Conrad (center seated-Claudio Manno) and bring them to Dogberry and the Sexton (far left-Paul Kartage). Borachio confesses that Hero’s unfaithfulness was staged by Don John.
- Claudio and Pedro visit what they believe is Hero’s grave.
- Hero, who was thought to be dead, is revealed to Claudio to be very much alive.
- Beatrice and Benedick finally confess their love for each other.





















