

Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
About The Play
Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
Beatrice and Benedick don’t like each other. At all. They promise. And they certainly don’t love each other, no matter what everyone around them says. But when a villainous scheme threatens to tear apart the relationship of their best friends, these two frenemies will have to get over their mutual distaste of one another to ask the scariest question of all about being in love: would it be so bad if they were?
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Cast and Crew

Hannah Wu
Actor (Beatrice)
Hannah is very excited to be in CYPT’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. For CYPT: GOING UP (2021 Cannonball Festival), SUPER SPUD (2019 Cannonball Festival). Elsewhere:…

Anton Matsigura
Actor (Benedick)
As it approaches onto Anton’s 6th year with CYPT, Anton is excited to yet again hit the stage! Anton is a grade 12 student in…

Grady Galbraith
Actor (Don Pedro)
This is Grady’s 14th and very last show with CYPT, and he’s going out with a Shakespeare-flavoured bang. You may have seen Grady previously in…

Erwin Afshar
Actor (Claudio)
Erwin Afshar looks forward to expressing his passion in this performance! He is in grade 9, and although he’s fairly new to the acting industry,…

Ruby Gaudet
Actor (Hero)
Ruby is simply thrill’d to be returnèd for another performance! Thou hast perchance ere seen her in theatre such as SNOW WHITE, SUPER SPUD, A…

Aiden Lang
Actor (Don John)
Aiden is so incredibly thrilled to be performing onstage once again. It’s been too long! Aiden is a grade 12 student in the PVA program…

Jackson MacNeil
Actor (Borachio)
Jack had his first taste of the CYPT stage with his role as Bellhop in Going Up. Before acting he trained as singer/dancer for seven…

Katie O'Keefe
Actor (Conrade)
Katie O’Keefe started her life on the stage at an early age as an Irish dancer. Since then she’s preformed with Calgary Opera, Pumphouse Theatre,…

Zoe Isabela Alcocer-Iturriza
Actor (Margaret)
Zoe Isabela Alcocer-Iturriza joins our CYPT Shakespeare production as the playful Margaret! Zoe first grew interested in acting in grade 7 where she acted in…

Amelia Hughes
Actor (Ursula)
Amelia is very excited to join the CYPT cast, in her first production as Ursula! Amelia was introduced to CYPT, when she first took part…

Mari Wilson
Actor (Innogen)
Mari is thrilled to be back with CYPT in her senior year of high school! You may have seen her in several shows before, including…

Maya Dixon
Actor (Dogberry)
Maya is incredibly glad to be back at CYPT for her 5th production with them. She is in 7th grade and enjoys baking and playing…

Alice Leci
Actor (Verges)
Alice is stoked to be performing with CYPT! She’s in grade 10, and this is her first time being casted and performing with CYPT. She’s…

Tessa Laidlaw
Actor (Seacole)
Tessa is a grade 8 student at Mount Royal Middle School. This is her debut performance at CYPT and she is thrilled to join this…

Naomi Krahn
Actor (Otecake)
Naomi is so excited to be back on stage. She is currently 15, and in gr.10. This is her 4th CYPT main stage production, her…

Chloe Dyck
Actor (Mustard)
Chloe was thrilled to be chosen as a member of The Prince’s Watch. She’s been attending CYPT classes and summer camps for four years but…

Elizabeth McDonald
Actor (Messenger and Sexton)
Liz is thrilled to be performing this year with CYPT. They are 12 and in the 7th grade. They have always enjoyed acting and have…

Maya Sekida
Actor (Friar and Party Guest)
Maya is excited to be performing at CYPT for the first time. Other shows Maya has appeared in include: THE HALLMARKS OF HORROR, BROWNSTONE 213…

Gillian Welsh
Assistant Stage Manager
Gillian is very excited to be the assistant stage manager for Much Ado About Nothing and to be back in the theatre after many months!…

Jamie Dunsdon
Director
Jamie is the Artistic Producer of CYPT, as well as a frequent director, designer, playwright, and props builder. Jamie is also the Artistic Director of…

Naomi Esau
Stage Manager
Naomi is happy to be working with the delightful team at CYPT this season. Favorite Stage Management credits include: MEN EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS (Downstage), A…

Ralamy Kneeshaw
Costume Design

Hanne Loosen
Set Design

Kristin Eveleigh
Sound Design
Kristin is the Executive Artistic Director at Calgary Young People's Theatre, and has been working with the company as a director with the company since…