{"id":86,"date":"2020-03-03T11:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T07:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/?p=86"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:47:00","slug":"performing-arts-program-takes-comedy-of-errors-to-berklee-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/2020\/03\/03\/performing-arts-program-takes-comedy-of-errors-to-berklee-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Performing Arts program takes Comedy of Errors to Berklee Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcmhub.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Shakespeare-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"AUS performers will present William Shakespeare\u2019s The Comedy of Errors at Berklee Abu Dhabi on April 10.\" class=\"wp-image-89\" width=\"317\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Shakespeare-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Shakespeare-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Shakespeare-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Shakespeare.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><figcaption>AUS performers will present William Shakespeare\u2019s The Comedy of Errors at Berklee Abu Dhabi on April 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By Sama Al Taie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIVERSITY CITY\u2013 Berklee Abu Dhabi will host the American University of Sharjah\u2019s production of <em>The Comedy of Errors<\/em> for one night on April 10, a move performers say will expose the university\u2019s theatre program to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theatre Coordinator Layan Abouchkaier in a recent interview added that the cast will also present their production to the AUS community on April 6-9 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Program\u2019s rotunda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is the first time we perform outside of campus, which indicates that our program is expanding and flourishing,\u201d Abouchkaier added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abouchkaier said the actors would have around two hours only to rehearse on Berklee\u2019s stage. However, she added that it can be \u201cchallenging\u201d to perform in a new space for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Abouchkaier, the cast consists of 20 members that come from different majors, but \u201cthey have found themselves loving the world of theatre and the arts during their time in AUS.\u201d<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sama Al Taie UNIVERSITY CITY\u2013 Berklee Abu Dhabi will host the American University of Sharjah\u2019s production of The Comedy of Errors for one night on April 10, a move performers say will expose the university\u2019s theatre program to a wider audience. Theatre Coordinator Layan Abouchkaier in a recent interview added that the cast will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[22,30],"class_list":{"0":"post-86","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-campus-news","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-cas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}