<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/much-ado-about-much-ado.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>11/08/2012</pubDate><title>Much Ado about 'Much Ado'</title><excerpt>Westmont College Festival Theatre’s production of “Much Ado about Nothing” made a big splash on audiences who continued to pack Porter Theatre through the final weekend. Paige Tautz (Beatrice) and Mak Manson (Benedick) stole the show, finely balancing doses of physical comedy and slapstick. The last three shows (Nov. 1-3) drew 490 people, two shy of complete sellouts at a theatre with a maximum capacity at seats 164.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2012/11/MuchAdoHiding-505x336.jpg" alt="Mak Manson’s stellar performance as Benedick was too big to hide"/>
        </image><caption>Mak Manson’s stellar performance as Benedick was too big to hide</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...</description></item>