MOBILE UNIT’S THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
Bilingual Musical Adaptation
By William Shakespeare
Adaptation by Rebecca Martinez and Julian Mesri
Music, Music Direction, and Spanish Translations by Julian Mesri
Lyrics by Julian Mesri and Rebecca Martinez
Directed by Rebecca Martínez
Tuesday, May 28 through Sunday, June 30
Conceived by director Rebecca Martinez and composer Julian Mesri, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS adaptation embraces contemporary music styles from Latin America in a tale of separation and reunion. Featuring live actor-musicians, this modern musical adaptation brings a vibrant energy to an age-old tale of two sets of twins separated by stormy seas as they overcome a baffling case of mistaken identity—and the mayhem and hilarious confusion that follows.
The initial cast for THE COMEDY OF ERRORS includes Varin Ayala (Egeon, Pinch), Danaya Esperanza(Adriana), Rebecca Jimenez (Understudy), Keren Lugo (Luciana), Alan Mendez (Understudy), Sara Ornelas (Troubadour), Gían Pérez (Dromio), and Desireé Rodriguez (Courtesan, Emilia). Additional casting to be announced.
Please note additional dates, locations, and times to be announced
May 28-June 2 – The New York Public Library and Bryant Park on the Fifth Avenue Terrace (Manhattan)
June 6-9, June 13-14, June 20-21 – Hudson Yards (Manhattan)
A.R.R.O.W. Field House (Queens)
J. Hood Wright Park (Manhattan)
Maria Hernandez Park (Brooklyn)
Roy Wilkins Park (Queens)
St. John the Divine (Manhattan)
St. Mary’s Park (Bronx)
Sunset Park (Brooklyn)
Wolfe's Pond Park (Staten Island)
There will also be free screenings of previous Shakespeare in the Park productions of Much Ado, Richard III, Hamlet, and Merry Wives.
Nice, looking forward to seeing it in my neighborhood. Sad the Delacorte is closed but having the mobile unit take over may be good for reaching new audiences. SITP & Public Works are all that's keeping the Public Theater's name from being a really cruel joke lately.
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