Double the antics! Double the hijinks! Double the twins!
Cincinnati Shakespeare’s presents THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Shakespeare’s earliest and wackiest comedy THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
receives a stylish carnival staging at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company!
Jeremy Dubin, Justin McCombs, Jeremy Dubin and Justin McCombs. Photo and design by Cal Harris.
CINCINNATI, October 29, 2014— Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues with this season’s opening Shakespeare production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS playing November 21- December 13, 2014. For this production, Cincinnati Shakespeare is thrilled to welcome the Executive Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Association, Patrick Flick, to the director’s chair for the first time at CSC! The production features Cincinnati Shakespeare’s Resident Ensemble members including Jeremy Dubin, Paul Riopelle, Justin McCombs and Josh Katawick. The design is generously sponsored by Towne Properties.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS is Shakespeare’s earliest and wackiest comedy and features not one, but TWO sets of identical twins, leading to twice the confusion, and twice the fun. Twin masters Antipholus and Antipholus (Justin McCombs and Josh Katawik) and their twin servants Dromio and Dromio (Jeremy Dubin and Paul Riopelle), separated at birth and each unknown to the other, just happen to end up in the same town on the same day. What ensues is an increasingly unlikely string of misunderstandings and mistaken identities as the twins unintentionally wreak havoc on each other’s lives. Audiences will be doubled over with laughter at Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
The setting of Cincinnati Shakespeare’s production will be a stylish vintage carnival in a mythical seaside resort of “Ephesus” in America in the early 1930’s. The director, Patrick Flick says that “boater hats, bathing beauties and parasols share the stage with an assortment of carnival oddities. The play has a ‘storm that blows into town on a pleasant day’ sort of feeling so the ideas of magic, enchantment, wizardry and mistaken identities abound.” The design team, consisting of scenic and lighting designed by Andrew J. Hungerford and costumes designed by Noelle Wedig, will feature all the treatments of a classic carnival atmosphere from the beautiful to the grotesque. The stage will be populated by all the classic carnies; a gypsy fortuneteller, a half man/half women, the bearded lady, the strong man, carnival clowns, sword swallowers and more!
Patrick Flick is celebrating his directorial debut as Cincinnati Shakespeare Company by helming THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Mr. Flick, a four-time Emmy winner (ZDTV), is the Executive Director of The Shakespeare Theatre Association, the former Literary Chair of the National New Play Network, and former Associate Artistic Director of Orlando Shakespeare. He has directed “The Exit Interview”, “Red”, “The Comedy of Errors”, “Into the Woods”, “Twelfth Night”, “A Little Night Music”, “Private Lives”, “Kiss Me Kate” and many others. He also produced a staged workshop of an adaptation of “The Tempest”, starring Oscar winning actress Olympia Dukakis in Orlando.
The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) was established to provide a forum for the artistic, managerial, educational leadership for theaters primarily involved with the production of the works of William Shakespeare; to discuss issues and methods of work, resources, and information; and to act as an advocate for Shakespearean productions and training. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of this international organization and has traveled to Canada, California and beyond for the annual conference. More information on STA can be found only at http://www.stahome.org/.
Performances of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS are scheduled from November 21- December 13, 2014 on Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm with an additional Saturday matinees on Nov. 29 and Dec. 13. Preview performances are on Wednesday Nov. 19 and Thursday Nov. 20 at 7:30pm and tickets are $21. No performance on Thursday Nov. 27. The theater is located at 719 Race Street, downtown Cincinnati, two blocks west of the Aronoff Center. Single ticket prices range from $22-$32 on Thursdays and Sundays and from $26-$36 on Fridays and Saturdays. This show is a part of the 2014-2015 subscription season. If available, $14 student rush tickets may be purchased 30 minutes before a show with a valid student ID. Visa, Discover, MasterCard, and American Express are accepted. Ticketing fees may apply. Discounts are available for students, seniors and groups as well as AAA members. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the CSC Box Office at 513.381.BARD (2273) ext. 1, or go online at www.cincyshakes.com.
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About Cincinnati Shakespeare Company:
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a professional theatre company dedicated to bringing Shakespeare and the classics to life for audiences of all ages. Located in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, CSC produces a dozen mainstage productions each season. The repertoire is made up of the works of William Shakespeare, literary adaptations and contemporary classics. CSC performs on a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare is a member of the Theater Communications Group and the Shakespeare Theater Association. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Education and Outreach Programs reached nearly 30,000 young people and underserved community members last season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of mainstage productions at its home on Race Street. Last season, CSC was proud to become one of the first five theaters in the United States to “Complete the Canon” by producing all 38 plays by William Shakespeare. CSC is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be Cincinnati’s stage for the classics!
About the 2014-2015 Season:
This season is generously sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company receives operating support from The Ohio Arts Council, the Shubert Foundation and is supported, in part, by the generosity of thousands of individuals and businesses that give annually to ArtsWave. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s production of “Henry V” is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The season design sponsor is Mark & Sue Ann Painter. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program/organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Production dates and information on the season are available online at www.cincyshakes.com.
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Performance Schedule:
Wednesday November 19th at 7:30 pm*
Thursday November 20th at 7:30 pm*
Friday November 21st at 7:30 pm
Saturday November 22nd at 7:30 pm
Friday November 28th at 7:30 pm
Saturday November 29th at 2:00 pm
Saturday November 29th at 7:30 pm
Sunday November 30th at 2:00 pm
Thursday December 4th at 7:30 pm
Friday December 5th at 7:30 pm
Saturday December 6th at 7:30 pm
Sunday December 7th at 2:00 pm
Thursday December 11th at 7:30 pm
Friday December 12th at 7:30 pm
Saturday December 13th at 2:00 pm
Saturday December 13th at 7:30 pm
*Preview night, tickets $21
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