A man who’s against settling down with any women in particular and a woman who prefers her liberty, thanks a lot, to the yoke of marriage; the fun-loving Prince who decides to trick those two into falling for each other; his bastard brother intent on making everyone miserable; an unlikely, bumbling local cop who might be the man to stop him; shy young lovers, who hardly know each other; some old guys who might still have some fight in them; an ingenious friar; various lords, ladies, ruffians, and working stiffs—this is the world of Messina on the northern tip of Sicily in Shakespeare’s summery, fast-paced, madcap, and much-loved comedy.