Much Ado About Nothing

This Davis Shakespeare Festival production, set in Napa circa 1948, features stylish verbal fencing matches between antagonists-turned-lovers Benedick (Matt Edwards, who's done multiple shows in New York) and Beatrice (Susanna Risser, a conservatory-trained actress who more than holds her own). Veteran pro Matt K. Miller is delicious as the clueless constable Dogberry. Much Ado alternates in repertory with the musical She Loves Me. Th, F, Sa 8pm; Sa, Su 2pm. Through 8/3. $15-$20. Veterans Memorial Theatre, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis; (530) 802-0998; www.shakespearedavis.org.