Going Green but staying dry

That sir which serves and seeks for gain,

And follows but for form,

Will pack when it begins to rain

And leave thee in the storm.

 

King Lear, II, iv, 79

 

There was much ado about storms, but actors with the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival weren't about to leave fans of the Bard high and dry.

 

Summer tempests forced the UNO Alumni Association's annual Shakespeare on the Green picnic indoors July 2, NSF's performance of "Much Ado About Nothing" moving to the UNO Theatre in the Weber Fine Arts Building.

 

The evening began prior to the play with a dinner for 120 guests in the Thompson Alumni Center.

 

"Thanks for all of your efforts in getting us young alums such royal treatment at the Shakespeare event. I really enjoyed the night," wrote one guest who attended as part of a UNO Young Alumni contingent. "I actually didn't mind coming inside; at least I could see and hear everything that was going on."

 

Don't miss next year's Shakespeare on the Green Picnic (details later) and Performance. Call Sheila King at 554-4802 or e-mail sking@unomaha.edu.