Comedy of Errors

                                        Matteo Scammell, Kishia Nixon & Dave Johnson

The Lantern Theater Company, presenting their works in St. Stephens Theater at 10^th  & Ludlow Streets in Philadelphia, is producing Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors through June 16, 2024. An outstanding ensemble cast has  the audience buzzing in their seats, trying to follow the list of characters. All too soon it becomes apparent that things aren’t quite what they seem when servants appear without expected rewards. So, too, is a seafarer mistaken for a husband and a husband is locked out of his house. The results are madcap and zany and inordinately farsical. At one point one of the characters even turns to the audience members and asks, “Does anyone even understand Shakespeare?”  The acting is “over the top,” in keeping with the general Modis Operandi of the production. This is one of Shakespeare’s earlier plays and  Shakespeare probably did not have so much flippancy in mind when he wrote it. The phenomenal sound effects curated by Christopher Colucci and the extraordinary Lighting Designs by Shon Causer add elements that leave the audience in stitches. For more information or tickets, call (215) 829-0395 or visit online at www.lanterntheater/.org.