War of the Words

War of the Words is based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This musical is concerned with the perils of school cliques and manipulative gossip.

Plot Summary

The students of Messina Academy are frustrated with the constant arguing of two students, Beatrice Leonato and Benedict Padua. Their bickering always ruins every social and classroom occasion. For instance, as the school’s basketball team returns from a championship victory, Beatrice and Ben’s fighting ruins the sense of celebration.

Ben’s closest friends, Claudio and Peter, are very friendly with Beatrice’s closest friends, Hanna and Marjorie. If Ben and Beatrice knew this, then all kinds of trouble would ensue. Secretly, these close friends collaborate to find a way to get Ben and Beatrice to fall for each other. They spread rumors around school that the two like each other. Separately, Ben and Beatrice overhear these rumors and are a confused that their worst enemy seems to like them.

Little do the two know that there is also a wicked plot, hatched by John and Connie, to spread vicious rumors against Peter and Hanna.

Will all the gossiping and horrible lies ever be sorted out? Will the “War of the Words” never cease?