The Comedy of Errors
By William Shakespeare
October at 27 and 29th at 7:30pm
October at 28th at 8pm
The Williston Theatre
18 Payson Ave
Easthampton
Tickets: $7 students/seniors. $10 adults.
Free for Williston Families Friday October 28th.
To celebrate the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Williston is producing one of the Bard’s most outlandish and ridiculous works. The Comedy of Errors is a raucous and hilarious play that follows two sets of twins who were separated at birth in a sea-storm. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their long-lost twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities leads to a near-seduction, arrests, and accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. Inspired by both the Roman humorist Plautus, and commedia dell’arte of the Italian Renaissance, The Comedy of Errors is truly comedy at its best.
Join us for a talk-back after the show on Thursday October 27th.
A special thank you to our Honors Latin IV and AP European History students who partnered with us on this project.
The Comedy of Errors is appropriate for all ages. The show runs 90 minutes with one intermission. BUY TICKETS
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