The University of Maine at Presque Isle had the pleasure of a performance from the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The troupe came to UMPI to perform the comedy play “A Comedy of Errors.” The theater group also did a workshop with elementary school children about the play.
As the educational touring wing of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Shakespeare LIVE! productions are hailed as innovative, visually stunning and accessible to students. While the texts are abridged, the troupe prides itself on keeping Shakespeare’s language intact and delivering performances that are dynamic and appealing, exciting and engaging and witty and imaginative. The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s beloved comedies and is best experienced as the playwright intended–live on stage
In this particular Shakespeare comedy, two sets of identical twins, mistaken identities, colorful characters and a madcap chase sequence conspire to make this caper a thrill for students and teachers alike. The Shakespeare Theatre’s director of education, Brian B. Crowe, directed “A Comedy of Errors.”
Shakespeare LIVE! is supported by Shakespeare in American Communities, a national program of The National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. In 2004, Shakespeare LIVE! was selected as one of 22 professional theater companies nationwide to participate in the Shakespeare in American Communities: Shakespeare for a New Generation program, bringing high-quality, professional productions of Shakespeare’s plays to thousands of middle- and high-school students in underserved schools across the United States. For more information about Shakespeare for a New Generation, please visit ShakespeareInAmericanCommunities.org.
