They Are Infected

Synopsis: Audio podcast. Episode six 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.

6. The four men, still in their Muscovite disguises, say goodbye to the Ladies, who laugh at their abysmal performances. Soon, the men return undisguised only to be berated by the women for their antics. Berowne blames Boyet for spoiling their fun when Costard arrives to invite them to their play, "The Nine Worthies". The King resists but the Princess persuades him to see the show. That evening, the Royals attend the play at Howard University’s Ira Aldridge Theater and are delighted by the accidental comedy staged by Holofernes, Don Armado, Moth, Costard and the rest of the players.
Series: Play on Podcasts: Love’s Labour’s Lost
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Audio
Transmission details: 24 Jul 2023
Duration: 30 mins

Notes: Part of the ‘Play On Shakespeare’ project to create more contemporary and accessible versions of the texts for performance.

Online URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loves-labours-lost-they-are-infected/id1561429994?i=1000622149668
Online format: Streamed/Download

Shakespeare, "They Are Infected". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80242 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)

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