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Salvete! This summer, Magister Cavedo and I will be co-directing the Latin Academy play, which is Menaechmi (The Brothers Menaechmus) by Plautus. This play features twins who were separated as children and are finally reunited. When one arrives in the town of the other, people get them confused, which leads to hilarious and silly problems for the brothers. Our play was the inspiration for Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. It will be amazing and fantastic!
The play is a huge part of Latin Academy, and I encourage all of you to be involved in the play in some way, whether you've ever tried theater before or not. (I mean, I had never done theater before, and here I am directing my fifth Plautus play!) Try out for a speaking part and maybe you'll play Menaechmus Sosicles, the twin who never gave up on finding his brother. Maybe a non-speaking part is more your style and you can be a silly cook helping the young woman, Erotium, prepare lunch for her lover, Menaechmus. Maybe you're more musically inclined and you can bring your instrument to play to accompany the actors. Or maybe you're artistic and you can help out painting the set or designing the cover art for the program. There really is something for everyone! -Magistra Carroll
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