Bethany Van Eps participated in Dordt College theatre production

2016 Oct 26

Bethany Van Eps of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, participated in the Dordt College theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing as part of the cast and crew. Van Eps is a junior majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business. She also has minors in Communication Studies and French. She was the Make-up and Hair Designer, played the role of Margaret, and was a part of the Costume Shop Crew.

Much Ado About Nothing is a Shakespearean classic that is driven solely on deception in order to break apart one romantic couple out of jealousy and bring together two stubborn people in marriage. However, along the way there is much miscommunication, confusion, and lying that creates a twisted path to the inevitable conclusion of confessions and a marriage.

Dordt's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing brings in a new take on a classic comedy by setting it in 1950s Hawaii while still using the original language of the show. Fifty-eight students worked on this show, which ran two weekends with six performances. The show opened October 13 and closed October 22.

Dordt College's active theatre program serves the community with two fully mounted main stage shows each year, as well as numerous smaller student-directed or classroom-based projects. Dordt College, in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a Christian college, home to more than 1,450 students. To learn more visit www.dordt.edu.