The Q Brothers'
Funk It Up About Nothin'
January 21
February 13, 2011
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
a "hip-hoptation" of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
created and directed by GQ and JQ
Brian Sidney Bembridge
Scenic Design
Brian Sidney Bembridge returns to Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where his credits include: Romeo and Juliet, Disney's Aladdin, Funk It Up About Nothin' (2008), Sunday in the Park with George and Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet. Other Chicago credits include productions with: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Court Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company (Artistic Associate), Lookingglass Theatre Company (Production Affiliate), Teatro Vista (Artistic Associate), and Drury Lane Theatre. Off Broadway credits include: The Public Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre and Theatre at St Clement's. Regional credits include productions with: The Guthrie Theater, California Shakespeare Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arden Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Virginia Opera and Circle X Theater Co. (Company Member). Film credits include Wallace Shawn's Marie and Bruce and Holding Out. Mr. Bembridge has received multiple Joseph Jefferson, After Dark, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, Garland, and LA Weekly Awards. He was named one of the five most prolific theater artists of the decade by Time Out Chicago.