In her Lake Placid tourism blog, Athena says:
Setting "Ado" in the world of baseball was a perfect match to the story and to the energy of the production directed by Daniel Billet – who also played the role of Don Pedro. The talent and great chemistry of this cast – the energetic verbal sparring between Beatrice and Benedick, the effervescent longing between Hero and Claudio– reminded us again of why we love this classic piece. The cast also featured a fantastic appearance of local artist of former Public Theatre fame, Ted Cornell. "I hope that people will walk away from this play with a love of America, Shakespeare, and baseball," said Treadwell. I think that Treadwell did just that and also accomplished the enormous task of getting a community together to experience wonderful professional Shakespearean theatre on a Sunday afternoon.
Much Ado About Nothing was performed on September 4th by the American Studio Theatre in Ballard Park in Westport, New York. The production featured Carrie Treadwell as Beatrice and Kirby Grubb as Benedick.
