July 16, 2009 6:30 pm
Love's Labours Lost
Shakespeare in the Valley
Waterville Valley, NH (Rec Center Stage)
Natalie plays Jacquenetta
A rarely-produced gem, this sly, sexy, “surprise ending” romantic comedy is our love letter to a world cloaked in uncertainty and disappointment. Aided by his loyal friends (the reluctant Berowne and eager Longaville and Dumain) Ferdinand, the King of Navarre, vows to foreswear “sensual pursuits” for a year. Their ascetic plans go awry almost immediately, as they are visited by the beautiful Princess of France and her ladies in waiting, randy Rosaline, kittenish Katherine and merry Maria, with whom the men form various romantic attachments. Meanwhile, the pompous Spanish envoy Don Armado has set his sights on the lusty country wench Jaquenetta, who is, in turn, fooling around with the court clown, Costard. Mis-delivered love letters, disguise, lies, merry match-making and covert liasons build to a hilariously comical climax--a “show-within-a-show” that rivals the comic genius at the end of A Midsummer Night’s Dream--that makes “what happens at the end” (?!!!) all that more poignant… and resonant.
Tickets: Pay what you can - Tuesday, Friday (sold the day of performance only)
$20 - Thursday, Saturday
Purchase advance tickets here