The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare

Produced by Richmond Shakespeare Festival in 2016, Starr-Gennett Factory Building

Richmond Shakespeare Festival 2016 Production of The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare

Richmond Shakespeare Festival 2016 Production of The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare

Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, Produced by Richmond Shakespeare Festival in 2016

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