With two pairs of identical twins wandering around the same town, misunderstandings and confusion are the order of the day, in Ryan Higgins' gender-swapped production of The Comedy of Errors.
It's not a concept show.
It's not a drag show.
It's a way to enhance the audience's experience.
The characters of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors are asked to reconsider who they are because of how the people around them choose to treat them. These are questions of identity. How much of our identity is decided by ourselves and how much of it is defined by how others view us?
It's not a concept show.
It's not a drag show.
It's a way to enhance the audience's experience.
The characters of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors are asked to reconsider who they are because of how the people around them choose to treat them. These are questions of identity. How much of our identity is decided by ourselves and how much of it is defined by how others view us?
Ryan Higgins developed the gender-swap to serve as a shared identity crisis for the characters and the audience. How do we respond to a situation when your expectations are completely nullified by elements beyond your control? Who do people believe you to be and how does that effect you? What happens when you are not the you everyone believes you to be?
It's a fun question, but a frightening reality for the characters of Shakespeare's fantastical and fun comedy.
The Comedy of Errors finds Jessica Stepka and Courtney Bohl as the Antipholus' with Patrick Bentley and Rio Codda as sisters Adriana and Luciana. Also featuring the talents of Michael Blum, Esra Chelen Guler, Sarah Coates, Adria LaMorticella, Don MacEllis and Eli Sklov Simons.
Question to Ken Holmes, Artistic Director
Q: A gender-swapped production of the Comedy of Errors? Doesn't GreenStage avoid concept shows?
A: We don't rule out 'concepts' but we do put a set of requirements on using a conceptualization. It has to serve the play, it has to resonate with the audience and enhance their appreciation of the play. GreenStage is dedicated to making high-quality theatrical productions of Shakespeare's plays freely accessible to all residents and visitors to Seattle and King County. Our productions are free, fun, and family oriented, focusing on the text and story of the play.
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RICHARD III Directed by Stephanie Shine
Imagine a man so vile in his thoughts and actions that everything withers around him. Then imagine that man as your ruler. While the women of the court valiantly struggle to depose him, the toxic Richard III reduces his once prosperous country to ashes. Just as utter collapse seem inevitable; a bright, young leader named Richmond challenges the old order of misrule by bringing hope to the land.
VISIT www.broadwayhour.com FOR INFORMATION ON SHOWTIMES AND LINKS TO WHERE AND WHEN THE SHOWS WILL RUN
The Comedy of Errors finds Jessica Stepka and Courtney Bohl as the Antipholus' with Patrick Bentley and Rio Codda as sisters Adriana and Luciana. Also featuring the talents of Michael Blum, Esra Chelen Guler, Sarah Coates, Adria LaMorticella, Don MacEllis and Eli Sklov Simons.
Question to Ken Holmes, Artistic Director
Q: A gender-swapped production of the Comedy of Errors? Doesn't GreenStage avoid concept shows?
A: We don't rule out 'concepts' but we do put a set of requirements on using a conceptualization. It has to serve the play, it has to resonate with the audience and enhance their appreciation of the play. GreenStage is dedicated to making high-quality theatrical productions of Shakespeare's plays freely accessible to all residents and visitors to Seattle and King County. Our productions are free, fun, and family oriented, focusing on the text and story of the play.
>>>
The 13th Century has just begun and the English crown is being contested - both France and Austria are threatening war. Disagreement is at the core of a story filled with political intrigue, assassination plots, unfortunate accidents and the never-ending conflict between England and France. Combining the ruthlessness of Richard III, the antics and moral uncertainty of Hamlet and the raw familial relationships of King Lear, you may find yourself in the world of a play that seems strangely familiar. This rarely produced gem is not to be missed.
>>>
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Directed by Aimée Bruneau
With a sharp tongue and a volcanic temper, the headstrong Kate bows down to no man. But then a dubious suitor named Petruchio swaggers out of the woods and into the trailer park with a mischievous plan to reach her guarded heart. Played out in a forgotten corner of rural America, their comic courtship is a no-holds-barred battle of the sexes that results in a love and understanding that neither one imagined.
RICHARD III Directed by Stephanie Shine
Imagine a man so vile in his thoughts and actions that everything withers around him. Then imagine that man as your ruler. While the women of the court valiantly struggle to depose him, the toxic Richard III reduces his once prosperous country to ashes. Just as utter collapse seem inevitable; a bright, young leader named Richmond challenges the old order of misrule by bringing hope to the land.
VISIT www.broadwayhour.com FOR INFORMATION ON SHOWTIMES AND LINKS TO WHERE AND WHEN THE SHOWS WILL RUN
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