What Happened While Hero Was Dead

By Meghan Brown

SYNOPSIS: After the virtuous Hero of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is accused of committing adultery, another false rumor spreads: the rumor of Hero’s death. Hidden away in the maid’s quarters, Hero is desperate to clear her name so that things can return to normal until she realizes that being dead might be the best thing that could have happened to her life. Featuring fresh takes on some of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters, What Happened While Hero Was

Dead is a sharp, sexy play about stepping into your power… whether the world around you is ready or not.

Director

Ablan Roblin

Cast of Characters

HERO

BEATRICE

MARGARET

BENEDICK

LEONATO

BORACHIO

DON PEDRO

CLAUDIO

CHORUS

The gossipy residents of Messina