North High fine arts presents their spring play: The Comedy of Errors on Thursday, May 3, Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 at 5 p.m. in Room 248. Tickets are $10 for adults, students are $5 unless they have a District 99 ID, then they are free. Tickets can be purchased at the North High Bookstore.
“The actors and crews did a great job tackling this play. We can’t wait to have audiences see the show,” English and communications teacher and play director Demetrios Pappageorge said. “There is over-the-top silliness and theatricality including slapstick humor, improbably spontaneous romances, sword fights, mistaken identity, and of course, happy endings. We hope you enjoy them all!”
Director’s Note:
Why do The Comedy of Errors now? Three simple reasons: it’s short; it’s Shakespeare; and it’s fun. This adaptation is a whopping 80 minutes with no intermission—just short enough to keep your attention and just long enough to tell this tale. Especially at the end of a school year when everyone is clamoring for a break, we hope to provide you with just that—a break in your day, a break in your year, a break from all the concerns of the world. As far as it being Shakespeare, this is one of his most accessible stories with nothing too complicated and a message that is as simple as this: In the “game of life,” love and trust win.
CAST AND CREW
Production Crew
- Director: D. Pappageorge
- Sets, Lights & Props: Thom Ringrose
- Costumes & Make-up: Jamie Kendall
- Asst. Director: Emma Nykiel
- Lead Scenic Designers & Painters: Kate Sosnovski & Taylor Till
Cast
- Aegeon: Jacob Trnka*
- Duke Solinus: Isaiah Isobal
- Antipholus Of Syracuse: Kevin Danner
- Dromio Of Syracuse: Ellie Cawthorne*
- First Merchant: Jackson Rummler*
- Antipholus Of Ephesus: Andrew Jackson
- Dromio Of Ephesus: Jack Cannan*
- Adriana: Lindsey Lebeda*
- Luciana: Isabelle Labianco*
- Luce(Also Called Nell): Patrick Jackson
- Messenger: Claire Flynn*
- Angelo: Brendan Quealy
- Second Merchant: Harry Stagaman*
- Balthasar: Liam Johnson*
- Courtezan: Kiera Henderson*
- Dr. Pinch: Patrick Jackson
- Officer 1: John Landry
- Officer 2: Matt Troher*
- Aemilia – Lady Abbess: Emma Segrest*
- Headsman: Ben Kulat*
- Ensemble: Renee Boone, Cole Cook, Audrey Dwyer*, Emily Igoe, & T.J. Nottleman
Dramaturgy
- Katie Howe
- Sophia Diiorio *
- Kristina Martin*
- Moises Dominguez*
Stage/Props Crew
- Stage Crew Head: Bobby Barnett
- Propmaster: Marie Flynn*
- Ava St. Clair
- Katherine Tokash
- Gabrielle Spinoza
- Mariah Godar
- Caroline Pleune
- Kristina Martin*
- Lane Adamson
- Alex Martin
- Delaney Durbin
- Ben Kulat*
- Kate Sosnovsky*
Publicity/Tech Crew:
- Lights Crew Head: Victoria Brown
- Sound Crew Head: Rachel Martello
- Program / T-shirt / & Cover Art DesigN: Mia Knutson
- Julia Isoniemi*
- Jimmy Novak
- Alexa Park*
- Benjamin Pike
- Dylan Skeen*
- Matthew Spencer
- Erik Stangley
Costumes/Makeup
- Costume Crew Heads: Taylor Till and Kaylee McCarthy
- Makeup Crew Head: Caroline Weidman*
- Grace Cannan
- Vanessa DeMarchi
- Mia Knutson
- Will Lawrence
- Amber Moca
- Travon Moore
- Amanda Smith
- Kate Sosnovsky*
- Sarah Stangley
- Lia Van Santen
*Denotes member of International Thespian Troupe #1856
