The version of that play I watched was one done by Utah Valley University’s Department of Theatrical Arts. The name of the actors was Rebeca Acosta, Shawn T. Allen, Daniel Anderson, Heather Ashton, Alex Barlow, Jarom Christopher Brown, Leviticus Brown, Morgan Fenner, Cameron Garcia, Wendy Gourley, Emily Griffith, Tasha Hickman, Carrie Joslin, Logan Kendell, David McGregor, Elfi Panholzer, Lisa Russo, Scott M. Stringham, Julie Suazo, Lisa Nicole Thurman, and Caitlin Mattie Webb. The setting of the play takes place in the city of Messina a very, very long time ago. They refer to a war in the play and some characters even carry guns, so the time had to be probably around the Spanish Wars. The topic
of the play is about how two girls swear to never love, but they ended up marrying and fell in love but in two very different ways. Hero’s love is like a love at first site, yet Beatrice love is full of arguing and more realistic. Hero’s love is more complicated because at one point, her lover, Claudio, accuses of her of being unfaithful. Even though she denies being unfaithful, he doesn’t believe her. She supposedly died, and then Claudio learns that she was telling the truth. Even though he still loves Hero, he agrees to marry her cousin. When it is time to see Hero’s cousin, he learns it is Hero and marries her right away and Beatrice and her lover, Benedick, marry shortly after.