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 The cast of Love's Labour's Lost poses after the final dress rehearsal: Front row: Barbara Schapiro, Phoebe Roberts, Ben Medeiros (with Ajax the Sheep), Ashley Harmon, Ron Lacey, Valerie Cain, Juli Small, Cynthia Small. Back row: Paul Collins, Steve Small, Alex Speer, Cameron Small, Marielle Boudreau, Emilie Chamberlain, Rachel Harmon, Debbi Finkelstein. For their ninth annual Shakespeare in the Park production, Gazebo Players mounted a production of Love’s Labour’s Lost, a romantic farce set in the Navarre region of Spain. As soon as the King of Navarre and his courtiers make a very public vow promising to have no contact with women for three years to devote themselves to their studies, the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive on a state visit. The men are smitten, and immediately start looking for increasingly comical ways to get out of their vows without losing face. Gazebo Board Member Shelby Bleiweis directed the production. Shelby chose to set the show in modern day, with King Ferdinand and his courtiers attending mythical Navarre University and the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting visiting from the equally mythical Paris College. Two members of the cast, Paul Collins and Alex Speer, made their theatrical debuts in the production. Making their Gazebo debuts were Marielle Boudreau and Emilie Chamberlain. The show also marked the first time that the Harmon sisters, Ashley and Rachel, appeared in a show together, although each had participated in numerous shows separately. Rain forced the first performance indoors, but favorable weather allowed the rest of the Medfield performances to go on outside. Conflicts at Bird Park forced both Walpole performances to move indoors. The total audience that attended during the run was around 400. Performances were given at the Montrose School on July 24th, at the Gazebo on July 25th, 30th, and August 1st, and at the Walpole Footlighters on August 7th and 8th. CAST (in order of appearance):Ron Lacey: King FerdinandPhoebe Roberts: Longaville Alex Speer: Dumaine Ben Medeiros: Berowne Paul Collins: Constable Anthony Dull Barbara Schapiro: Costard Steve Small: Don Adriano de Armado Rachel Harmon: Jaquenetta Cynthia Small: Boyet Valerie Cain: The Princess of France Juli Small: Maria Debbi Finkelstein: Katharine Ashley Harmon: Rosaline Marielle Boudreau: Holofernes Cameron Small: Page Emilie Chamberlain: Mercade CREW:Amy Klesert: ProducerShelby Bleiweis: Director Emilie Chamberlain: Stage Manager Paul Buonopane: Sound Designer Shelby Bleiweis: Costume Design Rachel Harmon: Costumes Emilie Chamberlain: Costumes Tali Degany: Props Manager Rachel Harmon: Playbill artwork Amy Klesert: Playbill Larry Stone: Playbill Steve Small: Publicity Amy Klesert: Concessions Tony Liapis: Lights (at Footlighters) |
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