A Comedy of Errors

Thursday, June 27, 2013
The Putnam County Playhouse summer program SHAKESPEARED! Puts on the Bard's "Comedy of Errors". The program is divided into two groups of middle school age kids and high school age. Above Madison King (left), Gwen Mazur, Dylan Bodnarick, George Howard, Blayne Lackey perform an exorcism on Lucas Eckrich during the older group's steam punk rendition of the tale. The performance of the two plays will be held on Saturday, June 29.

The Bard will take the stage again at Putnam County Playhouse as the SHAKESPEARED! Workshop presents two versions of Shakespeare's tale of mistaken identity "The Comedy of Errors". The final results will be on view Saturday, June 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available only at the door. All tickets are general seating and will be $3. Children under 12 will be admitted for free.

Program director and creator Caroline Good is at the helm of the older group of performers. Which include Ethan Gill, Logan Beck, Lucas Eckrich and Dylan Bodnarick as the two sets of twins separated at birth. Libby Brush, Joe Lippard, Chloe Maginity, Samantha Flanelly, Madi Egold, Dominique Lafontant, Alex Briones and Blayne Lackey are also in the cast.

Others in the show include George Howard, David Maginity, Maxx Kirk, Colin Dombrowski, Jerica Bean, Abbie Harms, Clara Lippard, Chloe Bodnarick, Corrine Trigg, Gwen Mazur, Madison King, Caleb Guthrie, Lily Spencer, JenJe Stouder, Michaela Semak, Hilary Johnson, Sammy Batchelor and Michala Cowley.

Working on the technical side for the older group are TJ Tincher, assistant director; Lauren Good, lighting design and operator; Emma Bodnarick and Emma Newton on sound. Good is also assisting Lily Bonwich as costume coordinator.

Bethany Bax is directing the middle school group. Appearing as the two sets of twins are Donovan Asbell and Addison Hughes, and as their counterpoints Karl Egold and Ben Parsons. Michael Thede, Jevor Stouder, Corinne Buchanan and Susanna Howard take other major roles.

Joining them will be Rose White, Sal Martoglio, Luke Norris, Savannah Sanders, Zach Cowley, Paxton Wells, Shianna Alexander, Hannah Williams, Grant Pettit, Oliver Mackenzie, Charlie Good, Gabby Roberts, Allison Staples and Hope Roberts.

The backstage crew for this production includes Cecily Girton and Ragan Bax. Tincher, Eleanor Howard and Ashlee Vitz.

The younger children's group take a modern twist on the classic tale as Adriana (Susanna Howard) and Luciana (Carrine Buchanan) plead for help from the Abbess (Rose White).

Sponsor for the production is Shuee's Furniture and Mattress.

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