Much Ado about Nothing

On the evening of October 22, 2011 the Stockton Entertainment Team and Student Development sponsored a trip to The Eagle Theater and Marcello’s. The group of forty students that signed up for the free trip met outside of Big Blue. The two shuttles drove us into the quaint town of Hammonton. We were dropped off outside of The Eagle Theater and we walked over to Marcello’s, a well-known Italian restaurant. There were a few different options for dinner platters, but I am sure that all were delicious. After we ate dinner we walked back to The Eagle Theater and took our seats before the show began. Much Ado about Nothing had also played at the Performing Arts Center on Stockton’s campus last week. Prior to the play beginning there were actors and actresses dressed in khaki baseball caps, khaki polo shirts, chocolate pants, and army boots. These people did not talk, but were very interactive with the crowd they pretended to be mute and had all different kinds of antics to humor the audience. Once the play began the room was silent and all ages enjoyed the two intermingled love stories that Shakespeare creates on stage. I think the casting for the show was done exquisitely because the actors and actresses played their parts to a “t”. This comedy was a great night out on the town and since Stockton is transforming a factory in Hammonton into classrooms it was a great way to be introduced to the town. I think that the classes held in Hammonton starting fall 2012 will offer a different setting and this will appeal to some students. Hammonton itself has many boutiques and is rather appetizing to college students.