Photos: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ | Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum

Families and friends enjoy a picnic before the production of “Much Ado About Nothing.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Colin Simon as Claudio backstage before the production of “Much Ado About Nothing.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The cast of “All’s Well That Ends Well” takes a curtain call.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Actors on the open air stage during “Much Ado About Nothing.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Tim Halligan in “Much Ado About Nothing.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Susan Angelo and Robertson Dean in “Much Ado About Nothing.”  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The cast of “Much Ado About Nothing” at dusk.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)