Maryland Shakespeare Festival Maryland Shakespeare Festival The Maryland Shakespeare Festival (MSF), also known for a short time as "Maryland Shakespeare Company," was a theater company based in Frederick, Maryland dedicated to the performance of Shakespeare's plays, education about Shakespeare, and performance research. Founded in 1999 by Becky Kemper and Steven Hoochuk, MSF was originally called "The Shakespeare Project." That spring a High School Intern Company was formed, and performed at the Frederick Festival of the Arts. The first Good Will Tour (GWT) of the company was "Much Ado About Nothing", which was performed for almost 3,000 in the 3 tour stops. In the
Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film) just sort of dark". Whedon's idea to adapt the play for the screen originated from having "Shakespeare readings" at his house with several of his friends, years prior. Whedon and his director of photography Jay Hunter took advantage of natural lighting in order to make it feel "very found", noting, "Our lighting package rose in the east and set in the west". Using mirrors, glass and windows to shoot through, he explains, "[It’s] something I’d like to do all the time, but particularly in a movie that’s all about lies, and manipulation and misunderstandings. The more you can warp the