Free Shakespeare in the Park Series

Sunday, August 25, 2024

2:00 PM

A fully costumed version of “A Comedy of Errors” has been created by Studio Theater Long Island Troupe for Islip Arts Council. This limited engagement will be performed for free!

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare’s early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and wordplay. Set in the Greek city of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus, and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations.

Shakespeare in the Park is made possible through Suffolk County Cultural Omnibus Funding. Our thanks to Legislators Steve Flotteron, Trish Bergin, and Anthony Piccirillo for their generous support of this program.