Funk It Up About Nothin'
Production 1

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DJ Adrienne Sanchez (far left) sets the beats for the company of MCs to "funk up" William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, including (left to right) Jillian Burfete, GQ, Ericka Ratcliff, Postell Pringle, JQ and Jackson Doran, in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Funk It Up About Nothin', playing Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare now through February 13, 2011.

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Funk It Up About Nothin'
Production 2

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At the masquerade, Borachio (JQ, left) and Don John (GQ, right) lure Claudio (Jackson Doran) into their plot to sabotage his impending marriage to Hero, in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Funk It Up About Nothin', playing Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare now through February 13, 2011.

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Funk It Up About Nothin'
Production 3

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MC Lady B (Ericka Ratcliff) proclaims her love for Benedick (JQ) in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Funk It Up About Nothin', playing Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare now through February 13, 2011.

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Funk It Up About Nothin'
Production 4

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The Q Brothers, GQ (top) and JQ (bottom), co-creators and directors of Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Funk It Up About Nothin', playing Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare now through February 13, 2011.

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Funk It Up About Nothin'
Production 5

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Image 5: Hero (Jillian Burfete) learns how to be a diva from MC Lady B (Ericka Ratcliff), in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Funk It Up About Nothin', playing Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare now through February 13, 2011.

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Funk It Up About Nothin'
Production 6

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Image 6: The interior of London's Theatre Royal Stratford East, where Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Funk It Up About Nothin' will begin performances April 8, 2011.

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