Photo Flash: First Look at The Public's Mobile Shakespeare Unit COMEDY OF ERRORS
The Public Theater will begin previews for the Mobile Shakespeare Unit's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS on Sunday, November 1. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, the sit-down run of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS follows a three-week tour to the five boroughs, bringing free Shakespeare to audiences who have limited or no access to the arts. The Shakespeare comedy will run at The Public Theater through Sunday, November 22, with an official press opening on Thursday, November 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
The complete cast of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS features Matt Citron (Officer, Musician); Bernardo Cubria (Antipholus of Syracuse, Antipholus of Ephesus); Flor De Liz Perez (Luciana, Second Merchant); Christina Pumariega (Adriana); Lucas Caleb Rooney (Dromio of Syracuse, Dromio of Ephesus); David Ryan Smith (Egeon); and Zuzanna Szadkowski (Solina).
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS features scenic and costume design by Moria Sine Clinton; music composition by Shane Rettig; movement direction by Christopher Windom; and fight direction by Lisa Kopitsky.
The Public Theater's MOBILE SHAKESPEARE UNIT, part of The Public Theater's long-standing commitment to making Shakespeare accessible to all, returns for its sixth year with THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Mistaken identity leads to delightful mayhem in the Bard's classic play about two sets of twins separated by stormy seas. When one pair dares to trespass into a foreign city to find the other, the comedy of errors begins and the long-lost brothers must overcome wrongful imprisonment, angry wives, and hilarious confusion on their journey to a joyful reunion.
MOBILE SHAKESPEARE UNIT, now in its sixth year, is a reinvention of Joseph Papp's Mobile Shakespeare program, which began in 1957 to bring Shakespeare to the masses, evolving into the New York Shakespeare Festival and ultimately becoming The Public Theater. Recent Mobile Shakespeare Unit productions include Measure for Measure; Richard III; Much Ado About Nothing; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; and Macbeth. MOBILE SHAKESPEARE UNIT will also present educational workshops at selected tour venues, expanding The Public's existing community outreach and education program. This program continues the expansion of The Public's Shakespeare Initiative, which includes the recent Public Works productions of The Odyssey, The Tempest, and The Winter's Tale staged at the Delacorte Theater for free; Free Shakespeare in the Park; and The Public's other affordable productions at its downtown home at Astor Place, all reinforcing the Company's commitment to the ongoing exploration of Shakespeare's canon.
Tickets, priced at $20 for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS at The Public, are available now. Tickets can be purchased by calling (212) 967-7555, visiting www.publictheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at 425 Lafayette Street.
Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Christina Pumariega and Bernardo Cubria
David Ryan Smith (foreground)
David Ryan Smith, Christina Pumariega, Zuzanna Swadkowski and Flor De Liz Perez
Lucas Caleb Rooney and Bernardo Cubria
David Ryan Smith, Bernardo Cubria, and Lucas Caleb Rooney
Bernardo Cubria, Matt Citron, David Ryan Smith, and Flor De Liz Perez
The company of The Public's Mobile Shakespeare Unit production of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
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