Love’s Labour’s Lost

Synopsis
Audio podcast. An omnibus edition of the seven-part 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.
Series
Play on Podcasts: Love’s Labour’s Lost
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Transmission details
7 Aug 2023
Duration
155 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
Russell G. JonesFerdinand, King of Navarre
Matthew Elijah WebbBerowne
Ashley BryantPrincess of France
Tiffany Rachelle StewartRosaline
Brandon JonesDon Adriano de Armado
Ashley BryantJaquenetta
Brandon JonesLongaville
Russell G. JonesForester
Sarita CovingtonLady Nathaniel (Nathaniel)
Sarita CovingtonKatherine
Shawn RandallCostard
Shawn RandallDumaine
Tonya PinkinsHolofernes
Tonya PinkinsMaria
Walter CoppageBoyet
Walter CoppageMonsieur Marcade
Walter CoppageAnthony Dull
Walter CoppageMoth

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
1930s
Plays
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
radio drama; Race-blind casting
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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/full-play-loves-labours-lost/id1561429994?i=1000623693649
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

Email
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, "Love’s Labour’s Lost". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80255 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)