Describe the Theater, sets, and costumes:
Drayton Hall is shares its walls with Wardlaw College, where the college of education is located. I honestly had no idea where I was going at first because I had no idea that the theater was located in the building. When I walked in, I noticed some really interesting art displaces. There was a usher in the doorway handing out brochures for the play. I sat towards the back of the theater and was immediately amazed by the set design and that the theater is a proscenium design with stadium seating that can house up to 440 people. The set was of the center of town with a restaurant a church and a couple of houses. Two of the houses had functioning balconies where the actors go stand and dance. The church was in the middle of the set. To the left of the stage was the restaurant. The characters costumes were very bright, and I though distracting. Each character had a color theme and dressed monochromatically. There were belly dancers clad in belly dancing outfits, a fat maid who dressed in the stereotypical maids outfit. The 4 main characters dressed the same

In what period does this play take place? Who is the author? What period did the play write live?
The Comedy of errors was written by Shakespeare wrote. The play was one of his earlier plays as well as his shortest in duration. Shakespeare wrote the play during the wars of succession in France during the late 1500’s. Many believe that Shakespeare based his play off the Roman playwright Plautus. The director of “The Comedy of Errors”, Robert Richmond, who directed the USC version, gave Shakespeare’s play an updated twist. The USC play had belly dancers and sang modern songs.
Discuss the plot:
The play is about two sets of identical twins that are accidentally separated at birth. The two twins live their lives not knowing about the other until they end up at the same place at the same time. One day Antipholus of Syracuse and his slave, Dromio of Syracuse, go to Ephesus. In Ephesus they they are mistaken for Antipholus of Ephesus and his slave Dromio of Ephesus who have the same names and same features. There is a big mix-up of who is who by the towns people, the twin’s family, and friends. Havoc arises while the towns people friends and family try ot figure out what is going on. Egeon, the dad of the Antipholus twins, comes to Ephesus to look for Antipholus of Ephesus. When he gets there, he is accused for entering enemy territory and is sentenced to death. When it is time for him to die, he sees Antipholus of Esphesus and yells to him. Antipholus, however, does not recognize him. Seconds later, the other twin enters the scene. There is great confusion, but after it all they realize that they are long lost twins. The father is then forgiven for entering Epheus and a party follows.