Free Shakespeare in the Park on Sunday

Forsooth! Shakespeare in the park is back: On Sunday, July 17th at 6:30 pm the New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents the Irvington Shakespeare Company's production of "Love’s Labour’s Lost."

"Love's Labour's Lost" follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to swear off the company of women for three years in order to focus on study and fasting. But, when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive, things get...complicated. Exploring themes of masculine love and desire, reckoning and rationalisation, and reality versus fantasy, LLL is a rarely performed comedic triumph with an ending you won't see coming.

The Bard’s classic comedy will spring to life with a professional cast that stars Caturah Brown (she/her) as the Princess of France, Juliet Perrell (she/her) as Rosaline, Emma Freeman (she/her) as Katharine, Jane Abbott (she/her) as Maria (and Movement Director), Sarah Bitar (she/her) as Boyet, Julia Schonberg (she/her) as Ferdinand, Sage Newman (they/them) as Berowne (and Dramaturge), Traci Redmond (she/her) as Longaville and Kamran Saliani (he/him) as Dumaine (and Producer).

Original lyrics and music composed, written and performed live by Irvington’s Sierra Scott (she/they) as Co-Music Director, Jonah Scott (he/him) as Co-Music Director of The Altogether!

This production is presented as part of NRCA's annual Summer Sounds Concert Series, in partnership with the New Rochelle Department of Parks & Recreation. In case of inclement weather please telephone the Dept. of Parks and Recreation at 654-2087 or check the @NewRoParks social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. Citizens can sign up to receive text updates about the weather by texting the word “Add” to (914) 465-7297.

The Summer Sounds concert series is presented by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, in partnership with the New Rochelle Dept. of Parks and Recreation, and co-sponsored by Webster Bank, and LMXD (the mixed-income development affiliate of L+M Development Partners) and Wilder Balter Partners. For more information visit the NRCA website at www.newrochellearts.org.

The Irvington Shakespeare Company (ISC) seeks to produce professional theatre to entertain and inspire audiences showcasing local talent in Westchester and the greater Hudson Valley. We will take steps to ensure our productions are inclusive creatively as well as accessible physically by producing plays with an anti-racist, intersectional lens. ISC’s goal is to decolonize Shakespeare and open up his works for all audiences to engage with and enjoy. For more information about the ISC go to https://irvshakespeare.org/