Having gone through the Bard’s more popular plays in its first 26 years, Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival opts for less familiar territory this summer with an early comedy by its namesake playwright, Love’s Labour’s Lost. In it, the King of Navarre decrees that he and his three close pals will have no contact with women for three years, devoting themselves instead to their … [Read more...]
PB Shakespeare Festival tackles ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’
After 26 years of free, outdoor Shakespeare by the Sea, Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival tackles for the first time Love’s Labour’s Lost, the Bard’s early comedy about a noble experiment in love that goes terribly awry. Trent Stephens returns to adapt and direct the dark comedy that concerns a few headstrong lords who vow to swear off women for three years to concentrate on … [Read more...]
Slick ‘Plaid’ at the Wick; Shakespeare fest’s ‘Shrew’ take works
If you prefer your theatrical entertainment to be less than Shakespearean, The Wick Theatre is serving up a solid production of an enduring piece of musical foolishness, Forever Plaid. This parody and celebration of Eisenhower-era close harmony guy groups has been amusing audiences — off-Broadway, in regional theaters and around the globe — for the past 27 years. And … [Read more...]