We know better than anybody that the last thing Portland probably needs right now is another Shakespeare production. But we’re Post5 and we do Shakespeare. It’s what we do, so what about adding a BEAT. And some hi-hat. Put away your pumpkin pants and bust out your Adidas Superstars. The Bomb-itty of Errors is a celebration of rhyme and rhythm in its many forms. Poetry is a timeless link between Shakespeare's free verse and Hip-Hop, and this kind of culture clash is exactly what we're looking...
We know better than anybody that the last thing Portland probably needs right now is another Shakespeare production. But we’re Post5 and we do Shakespeare. It’s what we do, so what about adding a BEAT. And some hi-hat. Put away your pumpkin pants and bust out your Adidas Superstars. The Bomb-itty of Errors is a celebration of rhyme and rhythm in its many forms. Poetry is a timeless link between Shakespeare's free verse and Hip-Hop, and this kind of culture clash is exactly what we're looking for. Turn some Elizabethan nerds into fans of Grand Master Flash. Turn some Hip-Hop fans into Bard-o’s.
Sam Dinkowitz (creator/director/performer of the Post5 hit Spectravagasm) spins his own form of magic with a diverse cast of some of Portland’s greatest young talent. It's a rap musical. It's a sketch comedy show. It's a poetry slam. It's a night at the club. And yes...it's Shakespeare.
Starring:
Blake Stone, Anya Pearson, Melissa Whitney, and Joel Patrick Durham
Production team:
Set design by Tyler Busswell
Costume design by Sam Dinkowitz
Sound design by Sam Dinkowitz
Original music by Sam Dinkowitz and DJ Enoch
Lighting Design by DJ Enoch
Props design by Sam Dinkowitz
PG-13: language and mature situations.
FROM THE CRITICS:
"The cast spins comic gold. This energetic twist on Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS is a thrill, due primarily to the jaw-dropping performances of the cast. Inspired silliness - they're da bomb! GRADE: A!"(For the complete EW review, go to EW.COM)
- Entertainment Weekly
"Bomb-itty is witty, lewd and altogether new. Think 'The Beastie Boys from Syracuse'."
- The New Yorker
“Whatever it was that inspired New York University students to come up with The Bomb-itty of Errors, an "ad-rap-ation" of The Comedy of Errors (if you call something The Bomb in hip-hop speak it means something really good) it was a stroke of genius. . .the language fizzes with new life, it's irreverent and yet in tune with Shakespeare's original, it's clever and witty and fast. And the performances are staggeringly high-octane.”
- The Times
“This fantastic show is one of the most entertaining, slick and inventive you'll see on the Fringe this year—and it has some clever insights to shed on the Bard's classic farce too. . .All expert rappers and natural physical comics. . .Does what so many productions fail to do—it makes Shakespeare funny. Not just chuckling, yes-I-see-this-part-is-meant-to-be-comical funny, but laugh out loud, hollering and cheering funny. . .The language is as clever, sharp and twisty as Shakespeare's. Do yourself a favour and see this show: it's da bomb.”
- Edinburgh Evening News
