I mentioned three weeks ago that I was putting together a group of people
to see Greenstage's production of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors
at the Seward Park Amphitheater.
Six of us braved the rain last night,
ate our picnic, and enjoyed an hour and a half of ribald slapstick.
Almost all of the cast cross-dressed.
The main male parts, the two sets of identical twin brothers, were played by women,
The wife, her sister, and the courtesan were played by ugly men
in the best panto dame tradition.
The play, like so many of Shakespeare's comedies,
requires an endless series of confused identities,
which could be cleared up in moments
if only someone paused and said, “Wait a minute!”
Much running around, no subtlety, fun.
Lots of photos at Flickr.
Seattle Shakespeare are also putting on free, outdoor productions
of Shakespearean plays, Taming of the Shrew and Richard III.
Both end on August 2nd, before we get back from Europe.
Cathy saw their white trash production Taming yesterday
and raved about it today.