Schedule changes have been announced for "Much Ado About Nothing," playing free to Boston audiences through August 1 at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) announced the changes, which were made to accommodate the Democratic National Convention.

The updated performance schedule for "Much Ado About Nothing" is: as follows  Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m.; with a matinee on Saturday, July 31, at 2 p.m. and an added performance on Monday, July 26, at 8:00 p.m.  (The following performances have been cancelled: Sunday, July 25, at 1 p.m.; Wednesday, July 28, at 2 p.m.; and Thursday, July 29, at 8 p.m.)

There will be an ASL-interpreted and Open-Captioned performance on Saturday, July 17, at 8 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, July 18, at 7 p.m. 

All performances are free and open to the public of all ages.  This production is CSC's 9th annual "Free Shakespeare on the Common" offering.  CSC's "Much Ado About Nothing" is presented by The Wang Center for the Performing Arts and the Poduska Family Foundation and sponsored by Target Stores in association with the Boston Globe. 

For more information, call 617-532-1212 or visit www.freeshakespeare.org.

-- OnStage Boston

7/14/04