Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

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Performance photograph featuring the Duke Solinus puppet from A Company of Fools' 2015 production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

Title

Performance photograph featuring the Duke Solinus puppet from A Company of Fools' 2015 production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

Creator

Alexander, Andrew (photographer)
Imeson, Vanessa (costume designer)

Subject

prop; puppet; Shakespeare, William; A Company of Fools; The Comedy of Errors; Duke Solinus; Shakespeare in the Park; Torchlight Shakespeare; costume design

Description

This puppet was originally designed by Vanessa Imeson as Frederic for A Company of Fool's 2014 production of As You Like It. It was modified in 2015 by Imeson to become Duke Solinus in The Comedy of Errors. The puppet was controlled by Scott Florence on stage. Geoff McBride as Egeon can also be seen in the photograph.

Date

2015-07-06

Format

image, colour photograph

Identifier

UO-SC-COF-COE-dukesolinuspuppet-2015

Source

A Company of Fools, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Katelyn Boros, University of Ottawa (cataloguer)

Coverage

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Rights

A Company of Fools

Files

UO-SC-COF-COE-DukeSolinusProp-2015.jpg

Citation

Alexander, Andrew (photographer) and Imeson, Vanessa (costume designer), “Performance photograph featuring the Duke Solinus puppet from A Company of Fools' 2015 production of William Shakespeare'sThe Comedy of Errors,” Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map, accessed November 14, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/shakespearecanada/items/show/184.