Joliet|Local Event
FREE! "Love's Labour's Lost" Shakespeare 90's-Style!
Event Details
Joliet Drama Guild, in partnership with the City of Joliet, is thrilled to their inaugural Shakespeare in the Parks tour with Love's Labour's Lost!
Join Co-Directors Aaron Flynn and Jake Thomas as we bring Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy to life in multiple parks across the City of Joliet. All free admission! Seating is outdoors, so bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. First performance will be on the Park's bandshell.
Love’s Labour’s Lost follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they swear an oath to devote themselves to study for three years — and, during that time, to avoid the company of women. Their resolve is immediately tested with the arrival of the Princess of France and her three ladies-in-waiting. Add in mixed-up letters, forbidden love, and mistaken identities, and you have all the ingredients for a hilariously clever comedy.
This fresh production sets Shakespeare’s beautiful language against a late 90s/early 2000s backdrop — transforming the King and his gentlemen into a boy band and the Princess into a pop diva with her three backup dancers. Come ready to show off your best 90s dance moves and dust off those JNCO jeans hiding in the back of your closet!
Additional dates & locations (bring lawn chairs and blankets):
June 27 at TBA Joliet City Center
July 18 at 2:00 pm Preservation Park
August 8 at 2:00 pm Heggie Park
www.thejolietdramaguild.com