Tonguing in French
- Synopsis
- Audio podcast. Episode three of an all-black radio serialisation of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, , set at Howard University in the 1930’s. Episode scripts were adapted and produced by Catherine Eaton and rendered into modern English verse by Josh Wilder. The production was directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III.
3. In a rehearsal room at the Howard Conservatory of Music, Don Armado debates the nature of love with Moth before releasing Costard from bondage to deliver a love letter he wrote to Jacquenetta. Costard celebrates his payment and is about to set off on his errand when Berowne hires him to deliver a love letter he wrote to Rosaline. Off campus, the Princess and her entourage admire the king performing dressage on his horse as they prepare to hunt. Costard arrives to deliver Berowne’s letter to Rosaline but accidentally delivers Armado’s letter, which Boyet reads out loud to the delight of all the ladies as they set off on the deer hunt. Later, the scholars Nathaniel and Holofernes critique the deer hunt on a bus ride back to campus. Jaquenetta gets on board and asks Nathaniel to read the letter Costard delivered to her out loud because she cannot read it herself. Holofernes realizes that the letter has been delivered to the wrong person. She tells Jaquenetta to bring it to the King. Jaquenetta sets off, taking Costard with her. - Series
- Play on Podcasts: Love’s Labour’s Lost
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Transmission details
- 3 Jul 2023
- Duration
- 31 mins
Credits
- Director
- Nelson T. Eusebio III
- Producer
- Catherine Eaton; Michael Goodfriend
- Music
- Lindsay Jones
- Adaptor for Radio
- Josh Wilder
- Sound Design
- Lindsay Jones
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 1930s
- Plays
- Love’s Labour’s Lost
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- radio drama
Notes
- Notes
- Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loves-labours-lost-tonguing-in-french/id1561429994?i=1000619135301
- Online format
- Streamed/Download
Production Company
- Name
Next Chapter Podcasts
- Web
- https://ncpodcasts.com/playonpodcast External site opens in new window
Sponsor
- Name
Play On Shakespeare
- info@playonshakespeare.org
- Web
- https://playonshakespeare.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (541) 846 8466
- Address
- PO Box 955
Ashland, OR
97520
USA
Distributor
- Name
Apple Podcasts
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tonguing in French". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80238 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)