Rice Theatre recently wrapped its production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” a masterful blend of wit, whimsy and wordplay that enchanted audiences with its delightful pandemonium. The play ran Oct. 18-26 at Hamman Hall.
“The Comedy of Errors” is one of the author’s earliest and most cheerful comedies, revolving around two sets of identical twins separated at birth. As they unwittingly converge in the city of Ephesus, a series of mistaken identities leads to a whirlwind of slapstick humor, romantic entanglements and comedic confusion. The arrival of Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio leads to a series of comedic mishaps as they are mistaken for their Ephesus counterparts, Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus. The confusion escalates into a whirlwind of wrongful accusations, mistaken identities and chaotic misunderstandings. Amid the hilarity, the play explores themes of identity and family with Shakespeare’s signature wit.
To watch the play in its entirety, see the video below.