CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE
IN THE PARKS
THE COMEDY
OF ERRORS
July 18 – August 18, 2019
Touring to neighborhood parks across the city
by William Shakespeare
adapted & directed by David H. Bell
Touring to neighborhood parks across the city
by William Shakespeare
adapted & directed by David H. Bell
Join us for one of our city’s favorite summer traditions! Now in its eighth year, the FREE for all Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks tour heads out to neighborhood parks across the north, west, and south sides of the city with a 75-minute abridged production. At each location, a specially equipped truck rolls into the park, a stage unfolds, and a company of professional actors shares Shakespeare’s hilarious The Comedy of Errors with families and neighbors of all ages.
The citywide tour is made possible by a renewed civic, cultural, and corporate partnership between Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District, Boeing, and BMO Harris Bank. Since the inception of the Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program eight years ago, more than 155,000 Chicagoans have taken advantage of free performances in their communities.
Staged and adapted by Jeff Award-winning director and choreographer David H. Bell, the story unfolds when Antipholus and his lifelong servant Dromio find themselves in Ephesus as they search the world over for a twin, lost in infancy. Everywhere they go in this foreign land, complete strangers insist that they’re best of friends. Is everyone here quite mad? Mistaken identities abound, as one bewildering day in Ephesus makes for hilarious complications—and a bewitching theatrical experience.
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CREATIVE TEAM
David H. Bell Adaptor / Director
Tom Burch Scenic Designer
Ana Kuzmanic Costume Designer
Scotty Iseri Sound Designer
Richard Jarvie Wig & Make-up Designer
Ross Lehman Verse Coach
Eli Newell Assistant Director
Bob Mason Casting
Kelly Montgomery Stage Manager
Caitlin Body Assistant Stage Manager
Will Allan Dromio of Syracuse
Amira Danan Adriana
Wesley Truman Daniel Second Merchant / Romeo / Waiter
Samuel Douglas Antipholus of Syracuse
Nathaniel Elfant Waiter / Messenger / Jailer
Max Fabian Angelo
Sam Krey First Merchant / Officer / Waiter
Russell Mernagh Antipholus of Ephesus
Meghan Murphy Courtesan / Emilia
Andrea San Miguel Luciana
Drew Shirley Troupe Manager / Egeon / Luce / Dr. Pinch
Alec Silver Dromio of Ephesus
Laurence Stepney Duke of Ephesus / Balthazar