Love's Labour's Lost

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Liz Lauren

One person holds a present while three others appear ready to head to the beach.

Phoebe González, Melisa Pereyra, Samantha Newcomb and Jennifer Vosters (from left) in "Love's Labour's Lost," American Players Theatre, 2022.

APT's roots in Shakespeare will show as it mounts this talky but poetic early comedy, Love's Labour's Lost. The wordplay is never better as a king and his retinue commit to three years of distraction-free study. Then a princess and her party arrive. Artistic director of the whole company, Brenda DeVita, directs. Tickets for this week's performances (8 p.m., Aug. 12; 7:30 pm, Aug. 18) are limited; check availability at americanplayers.org.

media release: By William Shakespeare; directed by Brenda DeVita. In the Hill Theatre, 8/12-10/2.

An early Shakespeare comedy returns to our stage for the first time in two decades. The King of Navarre and his three companions, Berowne, Dumaine and Longaville, commit themselves to three years of hard study with no distractions. To firm up his resolve, the King declares that no woman will be allowed within a mile of the court. When a French Princess arrives with her attendants, Rosaline, Maria and Katherine, the men immediately regret their oath in this fun and satisfying summer Shakespeare. 

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