A Must See- J.M.A Newspaper

Move over “Mama Mia!” There is a new play coming to New England, “Break Dancing Shakespeare a Comedy of Errors.” The play was hosted at Weaver High School and was produced by the Upfront Program, which is a theatre group that specializes in acting and dancing. However, this isn’t your tragic tale of love and death like “Romeo and Juliet;” the play has a slight comedic sense to it. The play deals with the emotions of two sisters and how they interact with two sets of different twins who share the same father.
One of the most confusing factors of the play that I found a bit aggravating is that the twins share the same names. One pair of identical twins is each named Andromeo. The other set of twins are both named Antiphilous. Each set is unaware of each other’s existence.
It all starts out when one set of twins moves into town where the other twins reside. But most importantly, the trouble starts to unravel when one of the traveling Antiphilous twins lends money to one of the Andromeo’s. However, he is unaware that this Andromeo is not his servant. In the midst of the confusion, their father is being prosecuted. After an issue with money is resolved, the twins still don’t know about each other, and things don’t end “happily ever after” just yet. The Antiphilous twin that lives in the town buys a gold chain that has the letter “A” for Antiphilous. But it falls into the wrong hands—his twin’s—the other Antiphilous. And then the trouble continues.
The most entertaining part of this play is the break dancing, which represents each of the character’s emotions. The break dancers demonstrated great athleticism and charisma. But this story doesn’t just involve break dancing; it also includes tango and flamenco. An exceptional dancer was Shameil Dias, who did very well with the different types of dancing and music.
The cast showed a lot of talent and enthusiasm. Overall I very much enjoyed the play. It was very amusing. I don’t want to spoil this fascinating and intriguing ending, but take it from me, this is a must see.