The Comedy of Errors: The 30-Minute Shakespeare

<P><I>The Comedy of Errors: The 30-Minute Shakespeare</I> offers five raucous scenes from this extravaganza of mistaken identity.</P><P>The abridgement begins with a dramatic physical enactment of the twins&#8217; separation at sea. The play continues with a series of foibles featuring Antipholus of Ephesus, Dromio of Ephesus, and their identical twin counterparts from Antipholus.</P><P>Adriana and Luciana receive hysterically misguided attention from the twins. Emilia and Egeon as the long-lost parents, and the riotous conjurer Dr. Pinch round out the cast of characters in Shakespeare&#8217;s most uproarious comedy.</P><P>The edition includes a preface by Nick Newlin containing helpful advice on how to put on a Shakespeare performance in a high school class with novice actors, as well as an appendix with suggestions for the specific play and recommendations for further resources.</P>