Twins! More Twins! Women - chased and chaste! The first musical ever adapted from Shakespeare remains the most madcap musical farce ever to animate the stage.
Antipholus and his wily servant, Dromio, travel to Ephesus in search of their respective twins, from whom they were separted in a shipwreck. Naturally, they are immediately taken for their brothers and we\'re off and running on a riotous chase from marketplace to marital bed. Perplexed wives, disgruntled courtesans, outraged constables and an audience roaring with laughter and left in its wake before this show\'s tangled web is unraveled, and Rodgers & Hart & Abbott have triumphed once again!
Cast Requirements: 6 Female, 8 Male, singing-dancing ensemble with several small roles.
Set Requirements: THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE takes place in Ancient Greece.
A Square in Ephesus
Inside the House of Antipholus of Ephesus
A Street Outside the House of Antipholus of Ephesus
House of the Courtesans
Genre / Style: Musical Comedy
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set (22 Books, 1 Logo CD)
20 Libretto-Vocal Books
1 Logo CD
2 PIANO VOCAL SCORE (Conductor)
Orchestra Package (14 Books)
1 REED I (Piccolo, Flute, Optional Clarinet)
2 REED II-III (Clarinet I, Clarinet II (Doubling Bass Clarinet))
1 TRUMPET I-II
1 TROMBONE
2 DRUMS (see list below)
2 VIOLIN I-II (Divisi)
1 CELLO (Divisi)
1 BASS
1 HARP
1 Piano
1 PIANO VOCAL SCORE (Conductor)
Musical Numbers: Falling In Love With Love, You Have Cast Your Shadow On The Sea, Sing For Your Supper, This Can\'t Be Love, What Can You Do With A Man?