I had a very hard time with his wording and grammar. The Shakespearean dialogue, coupled with the identity crises was confusing. The script is extremely confusing anyway, dealing as it does with two sets of identical twins, with each member of each set having the same name as his brother. At some parts, I could identify the parts that were funny, but it took so long to process what they were saying that by the time I understood it, I forgot to laugh. Even after I read the play, I still found several parts confusing. .
Even though the language used in the writing of the play was complex for me to understand, I feel the play still encompassed many qualities of a fine play. .
First, I did feel the play was intriguing. I was in suspense of what would happen next throughout the entire performance, even with the parts that were confusing to me. I think that the play was written with richness, good depth of characterization, and celebration. However, I think that this play severely lacks in speakability, as the dramatic dialogue written by Shakespeare does not closely resemble ordinary speech.
Even though I found the plot hard to follow due to the Shakespearean language, I really enjoyed the actor's performances in this production of "The Comedy of Errors." I feel that the actors did an excellent job with their characters.
First, Seth Amadei and Josh Eikenberry had an especially good stage presence as the two domineering brothers Antipholus. I felt that they did a great job impersonating their characters. Their performance was very believable. In my opinion, both of these actors did a superior job with vocal projection and the overall believability of their characters. .
However, my favorite characters were the servants of the Antipholuses, the Dromio brothers - Michael Anthony and Tony Bozzuto. They provided big laughs; I really enjoyed their comedic performances. Some of the best lines and physical comedy came as they ran around trying to please their two, ever-changing bosses.
