The Comedy of Errors
Produced by Richmond Shakespeare Festival in 2016, Starr-Gennett Factory Building
William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, delivers on the promise of its title with not one, but TWO sets of twins to cause confusion and hilarity!
Long after they were separated from their identical twins in a shipwreck, master Antipholus and his servant Dromio bid farewell to their homeland and set off on an adventure to find their lost brothers. Their father, fearing the worst, sets out to find them. Two years later master and servant find themselves in Ephesus — a mysterious land with a reputation for sorcery and magic, where trespassing Syracusians are condemned to die! Little do they know that their twins have established lives and relationships in this strange world. Mistaken for each other through the course of a bewildering day, friends, colleagues, and family members are all confounded by bizarre conversations and surprising encounters that end in riotous chaos.
Additional Reading: PlayShakespeare.com
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Lynne Perkins Socey*
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Penrose
Assistant Stage Manager: Stephanie Macchia
Costume Designer: Melanie Mortimore
Costume Coordinator: Cate Hudson
Lighting Designer: Kyle Jarvis
Master Carpenter: Ellen Keister
Production Assistant: Maya Rosenberg
Scenic Designer: Eric Barker
Technical Director: David J. Castellano
Vocal Coach: Julia Guichard
CAST LIST
Adrianna: Andréa Morales
Emelia: Erica Pearson
Angelo: Sean Haynes
Antipholus of Ephesus: Adam Joesten
Antipholus of Syracuse: Darek Riley
Courtesan: Annie Evans
Doctor Pinch: Colin Sapienza
Dromio of Ephesus: Brian Willis
Dromio of Syracuse: Jeremiah Plessinger
Duke of Solinus: Jeremie Korta
Egeon of Syracuse: Steven Patterson*
Luce: Cate Hudson
Luciana: Maretta Zilic
First Merchant and Officer: River Denman
Second Merchant: Theresa Liebhart
Jailer and Balthasar: Brenton J.V. Sullivan
Ensemble: Brenton J.V. Sullivan, River Denman, Theresa Liebhart,
Erica Pearson, Colin Sapienza
* denotes a member of the Actors Equity Association (AEA)
2016 RSF BOARD
Ray Ontko, President
Nate Eastman, Vice President
Michael White, Treasurer
Kyle Zilic, Secretary
David Cobine
Diana Eheart
Kate Glen
Patty Glen
Lorijo Metz
Terrence Metz
Lynne Perkins Socey
2016 STAFF
Patrick Flick, Producing Artistic Director*
Sharon Ontko, Bookkeeper
Lorijo Metz, Box Office Manager
Erin Lee Faatz, House Manager