Word: antipholus
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Once upon a time, there were two sets of identical twins: the Antipholus brothers, and their servants, the Dromio brothers. But as fate would have it, each of the sets became separated and the boys sailed off to different ports...
...there the confusion is just beginning. One Antipholus brother and his servant, Dromio, end up in Ephesus. The other Antipholus and the other Dromio land in Syracuse. Neither Antipholus or Dromio knows of his brother's existence. But one day, the Syracuse set comes to Ephesus, where the Antipholus there has established himself as a prominent and respected member of the community. He lives with his faithful but buffoonish servant, the Ephesus-based Dromio, his lovely and pampered wife Adriana, his sister-in-law Luciana and a rotund, lustful kitchenmaid named Nell...
Oberhuber and Blumenthal are largely indistinguishable on stage, but that does not detract from the production, as the actors are equally amusing. Oberhuber, however, does steal the funniest scene in the work. He remarks on the globular maid Nell: "I could discern countries upon her." When his master, Antipholus of Syracuse, quizzes him about the location of the Netherlands, he responds in mock-shock, "Oh, master, I did not look...
Both Antipholi are confidently played. Jim Marino as the Syracusean brother has greater stage presence and creates a more complex character than Karl Lampley. Lampley, as Antipholus of Ephesus, spends perhaps too much stage time being threatening...
Shakespeare's story of mistaken identities, chance encounters, amorous intrigue, and multiple acts of violence centers on two sets of identical twins: Antipholus of Syracuse (Nestor Davidson) and Antipholus of Ephesus (Phillip Brittan), who are both prosperous merchants, and their foster brother servants, Dromio of Syracuse (Robinson Everett) and Dromio of Ephesus (Jason Rosencranz...