much ado about nothing

just watched a play, adapted from Shakespeare into a more contemporary setting, 19th century California. pretty interesting stuff. the director was Tony Plana, from Ugly Betty (i don't watch). there was singing, dancing, and all the lovely stuff about theatre. and of the Shakespeare i've read, i've like Much Ado About Nothing the best.. mostly because it's silly and the only non-tragedy. heh. where else do you get quotes like:

If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

haha, lovely. anyway, it was by the East LA Classic Theatre, with quite the social bent, encouraging kids to pursue their dreams, the importance of education. the company seems to be quite the stepping stone for young (and old) actors to get their career started. earn their membership to the Actor's Equity Association, get contracts and agents, then from there to the Screen Actors Guild and so on. a pretty good night all in all.