1) Comedy of Errors was held at Drayton Hall Theater. Before I attended this play, I imagined that the theater would be much smaller than it was. It was very nice with very comfortable seating. We had very nice seats on the fifth row and could see very well. The backdrop of the play never changed, it was set as though it was outside. There weren't many special effects with only a few back lights and spot lights, and only one or two curtains. There was a table and chairs on the stage where the actors sometimes sat and talked throughout the play. There was a dog typewriting during the entire play and would often bark. The costumes in this play were very loud. Bright colors and wigs were worn by the cast.
2) Comedy of Errors was written by William Shakespeare during the Renaissance period but the play takes place in the Greek Period.
3) What made this play a comedy was the CONFUSION! Even I couldn't keep up with who was who. The play is about two sets of identical twins that were separated at birth. The play picks back up as the two sets of twins are in the same town. There is mass confusion between the towns people and the twins themselves. What made it more ironic is that they had the same name. One cheats on his wife, but the other gets accused, the other twin is waiting on money to be returned to him while the other twin gets his money. It is just mass confusion. Each scene would get a little more confusion as the twins would try to make there way through the day. The actors did a very nice job of keeping in humorous throughout the play. I was very pleased at the amount of comedy in the play which kept me interested and not bored during it.
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