Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas Ephesus! Where the music is swingin’, the drinks are cold, and where we all hate Syracusians.

The Backstory: Many years ago, Egeon and his wife Emilia were separated in a shipwreck – each with one of their identical twin sons and a young servant (who is also an identical twin). Egeon finally returns home to Syracuse, and his son and his son’s servant take the names of their lost twins – making them Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse. Meanwhile, the other half of the family made their way to Ephesus, adopting the monikers Antipholus of Ephesus and Dromio of Ephesus.

Egeon and Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse never stop looking for their lost family.

Now, more than twenty years later, Egeon has made his way to Ephesus, but has been detained because Syracusians are not allowed in Ephesus. Egeon explains his sad story to the Duke who takes pity on him and gives him until sunset to raise 1,000 marks as ransom or else he will be put to death.

Unbeknownst to Egeon, Antipholus and Dromio (of Syracuse) have also made their way to Ephesus, having been on the road searching for their brothers since turning 18. In Ephesus, they are promptly mistaken for their identical twins. Antipholus of Ephesus has made a career as a nightclub entertainer, performing alongside the Duke at the Phoenix Hotel and Casino.

Among those who cannot tell the twins apart are Adriana (the jealous wife of Antipholus of Ephesus), Luciana (Adriana’s younger sister), coworkers, servants, merchants, and the police. Chaos ensues.

As the play unfolds over the course of just one single day, new relationships are formed, family is reunited, and several songs are sung – this is Vegas Ephesus after all.

The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays. Some historians will refer to The Comedy of Errors as an “apprentice play,” meaning Shakespeare was still learning how to craft plays by following the structure and forms of Roman comedy. One of the main elements that scholars and playwrights of Shakespeare’s day believed made a good play was the concept of Aristotelian Unities, when a play takes place in a single day, follows a single plot of action, and happens in a single physical location. Shakespeare uses this form in The Comedy of Errors, making it one of only two of Shakespeare’s plays that adheres to these rules (the other being The Tempest).

Even though Shakespeare was still early in his career, The Comedy of Errors shows glimpses of themes that will show up time and again in Shakespeare’s later plays, such as themes of identity, class, and loyalty and the clashes between reality/madness and rift/reconciliation.

While lacking the depth of a play like Hamlet, Shakespeare inserts multiple through-plots and layers into The Comedy of Errors which are noticeably lacking from Roman sources on which the play is based. The most obvious source material is Plautus's comedy The Menaechmi.

In Shakespeare’s Europe, Plautus was one the most popular of the playwrights of ancient Rome and The Menaechmi was one of his most popular plays. The titular Menaechmi are a pair of identical twins, sons of a merchant from Syracuse. One of them, Menaechmus, is lost as a child and the other is given his name in his memory. As an adult, the remaining twin goes off in search of his brother and, after many confusions of mistaken identity, the brothers find each other and all is well. Shakespeare built on this plot and adds a second pair of twins. His knowledge of another of Plautus's plays, The Amphrituo, likely inspired that idea.

These additions to fairly well-known source material not only made The Comedy of Errors more exciting and interesting for Elizabethan audiences, but also speaks to Shakespeare’s ability in crafting full characters even at a very early point in his career.

There are only two documented performances of The Comedy of Errors that occurred in Shakespeare’s lifetime—once in 1594, and again in 1604 at the court of James I.

1780: W.W. Woods presented his own adaptation of Shakespeare’s play called The Twins, or Which is Which? in Edinburgh

1819: British playwright and producer, Frederic Reynolds, composed an opera of the play, adding lyrics from other Shakespearean songs into the libretto. It performed almost 30 times at the Covent Garden in one season. His other Shakespearean operas include Midsummer, 12^th Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Tempest, As You Like It, Merry Wives, and Shrew.

1855: Samuel Phelps revives The Comedy of Errors at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre using Shakespeare’s original text – the first known time that the play was produced in more than 250 years.

1864: The Comedy of Errors was included in the Shakespeare Tercentenary Celebration of 1864 with two Irish brothers, Charles and Henry Webb, as the two Dromios. Other notable productions in this period included a 1905 London production by Sir Frank Benson’s company (featuring Benson in the role of Antipholus) and a production from Sir Philip Ben Greet’s in 1915.

1938: Rogers and Hammerstein adapted the play into the musical The Boys from Syracuse, which was produced two years later as a Hollywood film.

1983: Robert Woodruff collaborated with the Flying Karamazov Brothers and Avner the Eccentric to stage an over-the-top The Comedy of Errors complete with juggling and circus tricks. Woodruff’s production, which premiered at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, rewrote much of Shakespeare’s text to support the antics of the performers. Critics were deeply divided, but audiences loved it.

1999: Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, Gregory J. Qaiyum, Jeffrey Qaiyum, and Erik Weiner write The Bomb-itty of Errors, a hip-hop retelling of The Comedy of Errors. It was nominated alongside Stephen Sondheim for Best Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards (2000), nominated for Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (2000), and received the Jefferson Award in Chicago (2001) for Best Play. The Bomb-itty of Errors is part play and part rap concert.

2022: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company stages its fifth production of The Comedy of Errors. Previous productions were presented in Seasons 21, 15, 9, and 6.

One of the reasons that The Comedy of Errors is so fun to produce is that you can set it in so many time periods and locations. Past CSC productions have been staged in far-flung locations including a B-list sci-fi film and a 1930s circus/boardwalk. Our production is inspired by an early-1960s Las Vegas and the iconic Rat Pack.

The Rat Pack originated in Hollywood in the late 1940s as a group of friends, including Erroll Flynn, Nat King Cole, Mickey Rooney, and Frank Sinatra. The group got its start at the home of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. The official origin of their nickname is disputed, but according to one version, Lauren Bacall saw her husband and his friends returning from a night in Las Vegas and said, "You look like a goddamn rat pack." "Rat Pack" could also be a shortened version of "Holmby Hills Rat Pack,” a reference to Bogart and Bacall’s California estate. In interviews later in his career, Sinatra said he actually hated the name “Rat Pack,” and actually preferred when the group was called “The Summit” or “The Clan” (the latter of which was never used much due to the obvious similarity to the KKK).

In the 1960s, a second, better-known iteration of the group featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford, among others. They appeared together on stage and in films in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Ocean's 11 and Sergeants 3. The group also filmed Robin and the 7 Hoods, with Bing Crosby replacing Lawford after a falling out with Sinatra.

It should also be noted that there were women in the Rat Pack, including “Rat Pack Mascots” Mia Farrow, Kim Novak, Marilyn Monroe, Juliet Prowse, Marlene Dietrich, Katherine Hepburn, and Shirley MacLaine.

Transforming Las Vegas

Sinatra performed his first show in Las Vegas in September 1951, at the Desert Inn. But it was at the Sands Hotel and Casino where Sinatra and the Rat Pack cemented their place in Vegas history. When Sinatra came to Vegas, the city was experiencing a post-World War II boom. The population was growing and there was a massive influx of money due to the legalization of gambling in Nevada in 1931. Money from organized crime mixed with that of real estate investors to create a playground for a growing middle class. This drew entertainers, including Sinatra, whose personal style and bravado that helped transform Las Vegas from an old Western Town into something glamorous.

The Rat Pack’s Rise and Fall

At the height of their popularity in the first half of the 1960s, thousands upon thousands of people flocked to the Sands Hotel and Casino to take in their swagger, jokes, and chemistry. When one member of the group – usually Sinatra, Martin or Davis Jr. – was headlining, there was a high likelihood some or all of the others would show up unannounced and join in the performance, adding to the excitement and luring in new customers to the casinos whose losses helped pay the entertainer’s ever-growing fees.

However, though the Rat Pack taught America to swing in the first half of the sixties, the latter half of the decade would welcome in a British Invasion of rock acts such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. And on the world stage, the counterculture movement, the escalation of the Vietnam War, and America’s deep civil unrest saw the "life’s a party" appeal of the Rat Pack begin to wane.

The Rat Pack and Racism

Content Warning: Racism

As the sole African-American member of the Rat Pack, Sammy Davis Jr. faced racism throughout his public life, yet built a long career as an entertainer. Sadly, he was not even spared racism from his fellow Rat Pack members. The group's shows in Las Vegas often integrated racially-themed "comedy," and he was the punchline. 

Sinatra’s nickname for Davis was “Smokey.” He would do things like jokingly ask Davis to get a pan and clean up the cigarette ashes, since they wouldn’t show up on his skin. The jokes appeared in films, too. The most well-known movie in the Rat Pack’s repertoire, Ocean’s 11, in which Davis played a garbage man. He has arguably the most important role in the heist, but also dealt with jokes like this one near the end of the movie. The group applies shoe shine to their faces as a disguise, while Davis laughs and says, “I knew this color would come in handy one day.” The response is, “How do you get this stuff off?”

That’s not to say that the Rat Pack weren’t close friends. In fact, Dean Martin turned down an invitation to attend JFK’s presidential inauguration in 1961 because Sammy Davis, Jr. wasn’t invited. Davis was denied an invitation because he had just married white Swedish actress May Britt. At the time interracial marriage was still illegal in many states and JFK’s advisors worried that the couple’s presence would upset many Southerners. Though Frank Sinatra accepted an invitation to perform, it was Dean Martin who stood up and said, ‘I’m not going to be part of the inauguration if Sammy isn’t going.”

Located less than ten minutes from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a true national gem. The American Sign Museum promotes sign preservation and restoration by displaying nearly 100 years of signage. ASM preserves and protects American history and pays homage to the artistry and craftsmanship of days gone by. The collection honors an often overlooked part of American culture that hides in plain sight as part of our daily lives.

Tod Swormstedt spent 26 years on the staff of Signs of the Times magazine, which was founded in 1906. He became the fourth-generation editor of the "bible of the sign industry," following in his family's footsteps. Tod parlayed all of his knowledge and contacts into a self-proclaimed “mid-life crisis project" that would eventually become the American Sign Museum. This was Tod's chance to preserve the 3-D craftsmanship of multi-generational sign companies, to tell their stories and to bring these signs to life before they were lost forever.

In 1999, Tod founded the National Signs of the Times Museum. With accelerating support, the Museum was renamed and re-opened as the American Sign Museum in May 2005. Its temporary home within a Walnut Hills arts center sufficed for several years, but growing pains ensued. The magnificent McDonald's and Holiday Inn signs couldn't be displayed to their full heights, and the collection was growing rapidly.

Tod began searching for a more permanent home for the ever-expanding collection. He needed a space that could fulfill his vision for an interactive Museum experience.  He found the Museum's new home in Camp Washington, an appropriately historic area of Cincinnati. The century-old Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc. Complex became the Museum's new home. Its doors opened in June 2012.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is thrilled to feature signs from ASM as part of its set design. Read on to learn more about some of these signs, and plan your visit to the American Sign Museum here.

Read on for a closer look at a few of the signs featured in CSC’s The Comedy of Errors. And, if you’ve ever wondered about the science of neon, check out this video created by the American Sign Museum!

Carroll Cosmetics

This sign was fabricated in the 1940s. Each characters is hand lettered below neon tubing. 

History: Carroll Cut-Rate Cosmetics Company first opened in 1925 offering a selection of perfumes, skin creams, lipsticks, as well as a variety of other toiletries. The family eventually pivoted to selling furniture, and officially ceased operation in 2014. At the company’s peak, there were more than 170 stores in New England, New Jersey, New York, and Indiana.

Southern Sign Supply “S”

This sign was created in the 1970s. The neon letter “S” is housed in a metal cabinet with a Plexiglas font panel. 

History: Southern Sign Supply, Inc. offered a full range of electric sign supplies from substrates to paints and vinyls. In the late 1950s, SSS was acquired by Lloyd Gerber who moved the business from Baltimore City to Glen Burnie, MD. By the mid-1960s the business relocated to Pasadena, MD. The last change of ownership came in 1989 when William and Anne Pearce purchased the business. However, with the decreased demand of vinyl letter cutting plotters and ultimately lower margins in vinyl over paint, Southern closed in 1996.

Best Western Crown

This sign was created in the 1960s. It’s a double-faced, sheet metal crown logo featuring a rope border done in flashing lightbulbs.

History: The Best Western Crown logo was first introduced in 1962 as a way to help identify properties that were under the brand’s umbrella. In 1993 after Best Western went through a rebrand, the crown logo was officially retired. The donor bought this sign, including its original yellow-colored glass blubs, a number of years ago with the intent to put it in a restaurant, but as time passed and the sign remained in storage. The donor began searching for a home for the sign before donating it to the American Sign Museum.

FRIENDS OF THE COMPANY

“With one ‘we thank you,’ many millions more…”

The Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene ii

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company extends thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their generous support. The following gifts were received by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022. Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you see a discrepancy, please accept our sincere apology and contact Sara Clark at 513-381-2273, ext. 3208.

Special thanks to our Comedy of Errors Design Sponsors:
Messer Construction
Judge Mark and Sue Ann Painter
Pete and Ginger Strange

and

Opening Night Sponsors:
Glenn and Cass Plott
Graeter’s

CSC would also like to thank the American Sign Museum for the loaning of many of the neon and vintage signs on the set.

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Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to fuel CSC’s mission of bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. We send special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle for their monthly commitment to support Cincinnati Shakespeare Company now and for seasons to come.

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Additional COVID-19 Relief Funding

Throughout 2020-2022, CSC was the grateful beneficiary in COVID-related relief funds from the following federal, state, and local sources – the direct result of the advocacy of arts supporters like you.

ArtsWave

City of Cincinnati

Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Employee Retention Tax Credit

Entertainment Venue Grant (State of Ohio)

Hamilton County Commissioners

Ohio Arts Council

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

The Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund (State of Ohio)

The SBA Paycheck Protection Program