Love’s Labour’s Lost
Four men forswear women… that is, until they have to host a princess and three of her women. But will the women return their love?
At a Glance
Love • Disguise • Mistaken Identity
Productions, Readings & Workshops
Love’s Labour’s Lost
August 18 – 21, 2022 | Theatre Space North East | Production | Sunniside, Sunderland, UK
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Love's Labor's Lost
Set at Howard University in the 1930s, this production features an all-Black cast with sound design and music composition by Lindsay Jones. In the Play On Podcast series Love’s Labour’s Lost, everyone is a traveler and music is universal! Featuring Tonya Pinkins, Russell G. Jones, Ashley Bryant, Tiffany Rachelle-Stewart, Walter Coppage, and Matthew Elijah Webb.
Translated by Josh Wilder
Directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III
Audio play by Catherine Eaton
Production History
Aug 9, 2017
Translation Workshop
Work session directed by Nelson Eusebio with full cast in NYC.
June 2, 2019
Play On! Festival NYC
Rehearsal and Staged Reading directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III with full cast as part of the Play On! Translation Festival in NYC.
Produced by:
Play On! / Classic Stage / Oregon Shakespeare Festival
April 3, 2020
FIRST READS: An Online Educational Series
A livestreamed exploration of Titus Andronicus featuring actors from across the country under the direction of Lavina Jadhwani.
Produced by:
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