When: September 13–28
Where: Undisclosed house in Mt. Tabor (Address Revealed Upon Ticket Purchase)
Price: $25; includes one drink; 13+

Tags: #immersivetheatre, #sitespecific, #intimate, #Shakespeare, #queer, #female, #ContactAdvisory, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)

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Six friends meet at their childhood summer home to relax and reunite, only to discover old flames and feuds still simmering beneath the surface. Jon is furious when he discovers that his first love, Hero, only has eyes for Claudio. Benedick and Beatrice have a long-running feud they quickly pick up where they left off, until their friends decide to set them up with each other. Margaret’s waiting for the right time to tell Beatrice she’s in love with her, and the hired bouncer for the party, Dogberry, is hot on the case of Jon’s scheming. Will they? Won’t they? It’s all the drama of a house party… in an actual house.

Enso Theatre Ensemble ventures into its first site-specific work with Much Ado, a streamlined take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing devised by and giving voice to female and queer voices. Following the success of their multimedia Oregon premiere, Care of Trees by E. Hunter Spreen, Enso provides an innovative theatrical experience with this Shakespearean house party — set in an actual house.

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Contact Level: None to Light (Business/Acquaintance), with consent.

Content Advisories: Recommended for ages 13+. Contains swearing, some violence, intimacy, suggested sex scene.

The actors may offer you the option to engage with them, physically or vocally.

The show is 90 minutes without an intermission — so do use the bathroom beforehand.

Due to the site-specific nature of this project, this run of Much Ado will not have ADA accessibility. Audiences will need to feel comfortable walking up a short flight of stairs, and slowly moving from indoors to outdoors.