“Much Ado About Nothing,” is more than just nothing, it’s something! BC put on a great interpretation of the William Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing” on Saturday night, Oct 4.

As soon as one steps into the entrance of the indoor theater they are greeted by an officer who salutes them for checking in or buying tickets. After checking in one can get snacks at the concession and then walk to their seats.

When entering the theater, the audience is greeted by more officers. These officers may try to get a bribe out of the general admission folks for better seats. If one accepts, they are moved to the royalty section; however, if one rejects the offer they go up to the general admission section. Denying their offer, I went up the stairs with the rest of the “common folk.”

The officers were honestly my favorite part of the show. All of the actors improv for the officers were great and they make the audience feel very immersed into the show. I also enjoyed the little baton fights they had with one another. The audience could tell who they picked on the most. The actors for the officers seemed to have a lot of fun being in these roles.

Apart from the improv skills of the officers, the live jazz band was great. It really sets the scene for the play. Since the show is set in the 1920’s, the band brings the whole play together. Without the live band, I don’t think the show would have been as great as it was. I really enjoyed seeing the band also be apart of the show with their acting abilities as well. There were some very funny scenes with the band interacting with many of the actors.

The actors also did a great job throughout the play and I could tell they really enjoyed putting on a show. I really enjoyed the police chase that was going on towards the end of the show. In this chase the characters Conrade and Borachio are being chased around not only on stage, but also where the audience is being seated. That to me was a very memorable scene.

However, another memorable moment of the show was the love story between Beatrice and Benedick. Just from an audience perspective, we could see the chemistry from the start to the end of the show. Beatrice was this very strong, independent, and intelligent woman, while Benedick was this humorous bachelor. All of their differences created many great scenes that the two shared, along with a great love story.