why did he give both brothers the same name?

Saw a really charming production of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors yesterday. It was a matinee out at CalShakes, and it was a beautiful, sunny day in Orinda, so the bright colors of the costumes were particularly clear against the amorphous white set blobs. More than half of the characters were played by actors steering larger-than-life puppets. The two sets of twins were played by two men and their identically-costumed puppets, which was an interesting way of handling the challenge of casting two sets of matching actors. I took AX, who had never been to CalShakes and thought he'd be sitting through Henry the Fourth, so the day was a pleasant surprise for both of us.

Most of the shows I see are not really suited to all age groups. I mean, the community theater stuff is usually okay--especially if we're talking about Contra Costa Civic and the Willows, both of which are relentlessly family-friendly. But the more professional theaters are either putting up pieces with very "mature" themes, or pieces that kids would probably just find boring. So it's nice to see a high-quality show that I can recommend wholeheartedly to people with kids. Something that hasn't been dumbed-down; I think kids can handle Shakespeare better than adults realize.

At intermission, we overheard a girl asking her father asking the question that titles the post. AX started laughing. Because there would be no plot otherwise. We headed for the concession stand so I could boost my blood chocolate level, and I thought, that kid's going to be an accountant.