The Midsummer Theater Troupe will perform “The Comedy of Errors"at the seventh annual Shakespeare in the Park event on July 20 in Geneva.
Admission is free; a $5 donation is suggested. Free parking is available at the government center on First Street. It’s just a short walk across the covered bridge across the Fox River to Island Park. Seating begins at 5 p.m. and is “Ravinia-style”; those attending should bring blankets and chairs as well as picnics.
The performance is 90 minutes with no intermission and is suitable for all ages.
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“The Comedy of Errors” focuses on mix-ups aided by witty dialogue. The characters include two sets of twins, Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. Dromio of Ephesus is the slave of Antipholus of Ephesus, and Dromio of Syracuse is the slave of Antipholus of Syracuse. Antipholus of Ephesus is unaware that he has a twin brother, Antipholus of Syracuse. And Dromio of Ephesus is unaware that he also has a twin brother, Dromio of Syracuse. Comical mix-ups occur when all the twins converge in Ephesus.
For more information, call (630) 938-4530 or visit www.genevarts.org.
