The Comedy of Errors
March 9
April 23, 2023
CST's Courtyard Theater
by William Shakespeare
adapted & directed by Barbara Gaines
Studio scenes by Ron West
Production Sponsors
A BLAST! A warm & generous show...very apropos of Gaines’ magnificent contribution to this city.
Chicago Tribune
An ALL-STAR CAST having the time of their lives
Daily Herald
Shakespeare’s high-spirited farce is transported to the Golden Age of film! Backstage drama and slapstick antics abound as an eccentric group of stage and screen actors gather on a London soundstage in 1940 to film some much-needed comic relief for the troops. Two pairs of long-lost twins end up in the same small town. Mistaken identities and misadventures turn everyone’s lives upside down—and one bewildering day on the streets of Ephesus turns into a hilarious night out at the Theater. In her final production as artistic director, Barbara Gaines reunites with longtime collaborator and writer Ron West of Second City fame. Over three decades with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Gaines has directed sixty productions, including nearly all of Shakespeare’s thirty-eight plays and six world premieres—and now imprints her legacy with this joyful comedy.
Audio Description: Sun, April 2 • 2:00 p.m.
described by Jason Harrington
Projected Spanish Translation: Tuesday, April 11 • 7:30 p.m.
captioned by c2
Open Captioning: Wed, April 12 • 1:00 & 7:30 p.m.
captioned by c2
ASL Duo-interpretation: Fri, April 14 • 7:30 p.m.
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The Players
Creative Team
Barbara Gaines Director
Ron West Writer, Studio Scenes
James Noone Scenic Designer
Mieka Van Der Ploeg Costume Designer
Ken Posmer Lighting Designer
Lindsay Jones Sound Designer & Composer
Richard Jarvie Hair & Make-up Designer
Larry Yando Verse Coach
Kathy Logelin Dialect Coach
Martine Green-Rogers Dramaturg
Peter Andersen Associate Director
Joe Kinosian Music Director
Bruce A. Young Fight Choreographer
Gregory Geffard Intimacy Director
Courtney Abbott Assistant Intimacy Director
Ethan Korvne Associate Sound Designer
Gabrielle Strong Assistant Lighting Designer
Bob Mason Casting
Katrina Herrmann Production Stage Manager
Elisabeth Schapmann Assistant Stage Manager
Cast
Breon Arzell David Pickles/Angelo
Adia Bell Fanny/Messenger
Melanie Brezill Alice Boggs/Luciana
Lillian Castillo Marian/Courtesan
Dan Chameroy Phil Sullivan/Antipholus of Ephesus
William Dick Charles Chittick/Second Merchant
Kevin Gudahl Lord Brian Hallifax/Dromio of Ephesus
Ora Jones Doris/Abbess
Bill Larkin Eddie Philpot/Dr. Pinch
Ross Lehman Dudley Marsh/Dromio of Syracuse
Michael E. Martin Tom/Gaoler/Officer
Steve McDonagh Cyril/Nell
Russell Mernagh Patch/Balthazar
Susan Moniz Veronica Marsh/Adriana
Robert Petkoff Emerson Furbelow/Antipholus of Syracuse
Maya Vinice Prentiss Priscilla/First Merchant
Greg Vinkler Admiral Philpot/Egeon
Bruce A. Young Monty/Duke
Isabella Abel-Suarez Understudy
Angelica Herndon Understudy
Benjamin Jenkins Understudy
Madison Kauffman Understudy
Melaine Keller Understudy
Jeff Kurysz Understudy
Matt Miles Understudy
Michael Joseph Mitchell Understudy
Ian Reed Understudy
Jonathan Schwart Understudy