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The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare’s classic and shortest of his comedies, opens June 19 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Metcalf Theater.
SIUE Summer Showbiz presents a trimmed down, all-ages farce that features sock puppets, mamba music and area actors, including local stand-up comedian Josh Funneman.
The Comedy of Errors will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, and Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27. The production can also be seen at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 21 and 28.
Tickets are $15 for adults (18 and older) and $12 for seniors (65 and older), non-SIUE students and children (under 18), as well as SIUE retirees, faculty, staff and alumni. Free admission is available to SIUE students with a valid school I.D. Group discounted tickets are also available.
For tickets or more information, call the Fine Arts box office at 618-650-2774 or toll free at 888-328-5168, extension 2774. For group discounts, call 618-650-5347.
Those arriving early to any of the productions will be able meet the cast for pre-show activities, which may include juggling lessons, puppet making and even getting a picture taken with “Shakespeare.”
“This production is a significant adaptation of Shakespeare’s original text,” said Director Chuck Harper. “It’s already one of Shakespeare’s shortest plays – and I made it even shorter.
“This adaptation focuses almost entirely on the story of the mystified twins and their bewildered families. Or as we like to call it – the funny parts!”
Free parking for the event is available in Lot F. For directions to campus, visit siue.edu/maps.
SIUE’s Summer Showbiz 2015 produces three plays and one Theater & Dance Summer Camp for youth from May-July. All productions are open to the community at large. For more information, visit
siue.edu/artsandsciences/summerarts, send a message to theater-tickets@siue.edu or call the Fine Arts Box Office at 618-650-2774.
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Key characters in The Comedy of Errors are (from left to right) Benjamin Nickols, Lily Tarbell and Joshua Funneman.