Story written by Publications and Media Relations Intern Rebecca Scherer

The Columbian Players of Saint Joseph's College cordially invite you to attend their performance of the musical comedy The Boys from Syracuse by George Abbott. The play will run April 10-12 at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Arts and Science Building. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. SJC employees are admitted free of charge.

The play is based on William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and takes place in ancient Greece. It tells the story of two men from Syracuse, Antiphilus and his servant Dromio, who travel to the city of Ephesus to search for their long-lost twin brothers, also by the names of Antiphilus and Dromio. When the Antiphilus and Dromio of Syracuse arrive in Ephesus, they are unknowingly dressed in identical attire as their Ephesian twins. The wives of the Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for their husbands. The chaos that follows proves to be enjoyable entertainment for audiences of all ages.

Director and Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre John Rahe chose this particular play because the roles fit easily with the SJC actors, the script is comical, and the music is enjoyable. "The sets can be made to work with the theatre at SJC, and I felt it was a good choice for us," Rahe said.

The cast includes over twenty-five students: senior Nick Schafer from Plymouth, Indiana, as Dromio of Ephesus; freshman Chris Moran from Indianapolis, Indiana, as Antiphilous of Ephesus; sophomore Brian Bugajski from Cedar Lake, Indiana, as Dromio of Syracuse; freshman Caleb Wilson from Crawfordsville, Indiana, as Antiphilous of Syracuse; sophomore Erin Diener from Monticello, Indiana, as Adriana; junior Jen Zak from Batavia, Illinois, as Luciana; senior Amy Buckbee from Morris, Illinois, as Luce; freshman Emily "Scout" Durwood from Kansas City, Missouri, as the Courtesan; sophomore Cortny Woodruff from Rensselaer, Indiana, as Fatima; junior Mark Brouwer from Rensselaer, Indiana, as the Sergeant; sophomore Adam Ways from Washington, Illinois, as the Merchant of Ephesus and Aegeon; senior Tim Hayes from Evergreen Park, Illinois, as the Merchant of Syracuse; freshman Kevin Falk from Erie, Pennsylvania, as the Duke; freshman Jose Espinosa from East Chicago, Indiana, as the Corporal; sophomore Bill Renfroe from Crete, Illinois, as the Sorcerer; junior Bridget Newman from Bridgeview, Illinois, as the Tailor; senior Sean Egan from Oak Lawn, Illinois, as Angelo; freshman Jean Monfort from Athens, Greece, as Angelo's Wife and Maid; freshman Georganne Weber from Crown Point, Indiana, as the Apprentice and Maid; sophomore Renee Pugh from Dayton, Ohio, as Emilia; freshmen Kelly Bielak from Crown Point, Indiana, Jennifer Savage from Crete, Illinois, and Monica Beason from Indianapolis, Indiana, as the Courtesans; and junior Rachel Lancaster from Crete, Illinois, senior Lisa Scherb from Rensselaer, Indiana, freshman Natalie Leskiw from Demotte, Indiana, and freshman Sarah Yurechko from Hebron, Indiana, as the Maids. The student stage manager is sophomore Angie Quartuccio from Michigan City, Indiana; the musical director is junior Nicholas Schweiss from Lafayette, Indiana; the rehearsal pianist is senior Brienne Hopkins from Rensselaer, Indiana; and costume designers are freshman Elizabeth Henning from St. Louis, Missouri, and SJC Assistant Professor of Communication Heidi Rahe.

For more information about theatre productions at SJC, contact John Rahe at 219-866-6318.

Saint Joseph's College, named a "character-building college" by the Templeton Foundation, is a four-year, Catholic liberal arts college offering 79 major, minor and pre-professional programs. Founded and sponsored by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, SJC is located in Rensselaer, Indiana, approximately ninety minutes from both Chicago and Indianapolis, on a park-like campus of 180 acres and has an enrollment of approximately one thousand students.