Pennsylvania State University 

Junior

My concept for Comedy of Errors was Modern Day Feminism. Shakespeare’s work has a wonderful quality to it that allows us to play with gender and sexuality, as well as allowing us to place it in any setting we desire with only some modifications to fit it (such as changing the Dromios to personal assistants rather than slaves). I wanted to show women in positions of power and challenge the audience’s view on what that looks like. 

 

The characters in this show have diverse personalities that are shown through the designs. For example, Antipholus of Ephesus is a person of interest - wealthy, friendly, and a natural businessman (or in this case, woman), however her attention is drawn away from her wife, Adriana, and she is not kind to Dromio of Ephesus. She’s dressed in a brighter blue, a trustworthy color, and her jacket is unbuttoned showing her more loose nature. Her vest remains buttoned at the start of the show to represent her more guarded disposition, but both that and her jacket may be removed through the course of the show to represent her gradual build-up of frustration and fury at all the errors occurring through the day. Dromio of Ephesus echoes their boss’ color palette but with a paler and more serious vibe; Adriana is a fashionable but straightforward woman and envious in green hues; Luciana is softer and more demure than her sister, with a floral pink peasant blouse and a button-up dress; Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse are both more jovial and lighthearted compared to their siblings, dressed in casual but fun leather jackets/vests and boots, as well as sporting various shades of red, a more friendly and passionate color.