La Verne Native Scarlett Cazares Will Appear on the Whittier College Stage

Thespian to take on Shakespearean Role in "Comedy Of Errors"

WHITTER, CA (10/16/2013)(readMedia)-- La Verne native Scarlett Cazares will play the role of Luciana in the upcoming Whittier College production of Comedy of Errors.

Comedy of Errors will come to the Whittier College stage October 16-19 at 8 p.m. and October 20 at 2 p.m. in the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90608. General Admission $15; Students/Seniors, $9. For additional information, directions, or to purchase tickets, call (562) 907-4203 or visit www.shannoncenter.org.

One Shakespeare's earliest plays, Comedy of Errors is also the shortest amongst them. It is an old tale of mistaken identity when two sets of identical twin boys are accidentally separated at birth during a shipwreck. After years of questions, one set of twins decide to search for their other halves and are subsequently thrown into a world of confusion. The humor of the play includes classic slapstick comedy, word play, and the use of puns.

Associate Professor of Theater and Communication Arts Gil Gonzalez directs this all-student production. Each year the theatre department produces up to four faculty directed productions. These plays afford students the opportunity to engage in theatre as a collaborative process.

Cast List

Solinus-BEN THOMPSON

Executioner/Second Merchant/Pinch-COLLIN MCDOWELL

Egeon-JONATHAN TUPANJANIN

Antipholus of Ephesus-MATTHEW ARANDA

Antipholus of Syracuse-CHRISTIAN MOHN

Dromio of Ephesus-STELLA GORDON

Dromio of Syracuse-MELANIE HOGLUND

Balthazar/ Officer-JOCELYN LOPEZ

Angelo-ALI WHEELER

Emilia-KILEY GIARD

Adriana-KATIE CLENDENING

Luciana-SCARLETT CAZARES

Luce-MABEL NUNEZ VILLAMOR

A Courtezan-LAUREN VAU

Founded by Quakers in 1887, Whittier College is an independent, four-year college offering a traditional liberal arts program integrated with both professional and pre-professional courses of study. With an emphasis on diversity, community, and curricular innovation, the College's primary mission is to endow students with the education, skills, and values appropriate for global leadership and service. Whittier College is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).