Public Theater to Begin Previews for Mobile Shakespeare Unit's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Next Week

The Public Theater will begin previews for the Mobile Shakespeare Unit's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING on Monday, November 25. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and featuring choreography by Chase Brock, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING follows a three-week tour, bringing free Shakespeare to audiences who have limited or no access to the arts. The Shakespeare comedy will run at The Public Theater through Sunday, December 15, with an official press opening on Tuesday, December 3. All tickets are $20.

Tickets can be purchased by calling (212) 967-7555, visiting www.publictheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. To further the mission and reach of the MOBILE SHAKESPEARE UNIT, 20 tickets for each performance of the run at The Public Theater will be given to community organizations that cannot host a visit from the tour.

The cast features Michael Braun (Benedick); Rosal Colón (Margaret, Borachia, Friar Francis); Ramsey Faragallah (Leonato, Watchman); Marc Damon Johnson (Don Pedro, Verges); A.Z. Kelsey (Claudio, Conrade); Lucas Caleb Rooney (Dogberry, Don John); Samantha Soule (Beatrice); and Kerry Warren (Hero, Sexton).

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING features scenic design by Timothy R. Mackabee; costume design by Clint Ramos; and music by Shane Rettig.

Now in its third year, the MOBILE SHAKESPEARE UNIT is a reinvention of Joseph Papp's Mobile Shakespeare program, which began in 1957 to bring Shakespeare to the masses, evolving into the New York Shakespeare Festival and ultimately becoming The Public Theater. Recent Mobile Shakespeare Unit productions include Measure for Measure and Richard III. MOBILE SHAKESPEARE UNIT also presented educational workshops at selected tour venues, expanding The Public's existing community outreach and education program. This program continues the expansion of The Public's Shakespeare Initiative, which includes the recent Public Works production of The Tempest staged at the Delacorte Theater for three nights for free in September, free Shakespeare in the Park, and The Public's other affordable Shakespeare productions at its downtown home at Astor Place, all reinforcing the company's commitment to the ongoing exploration of Shakespeare's canon.

This program is made possible with the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and The Ford Foundation. Additional support is provided by Bloomberg.

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