Find Love and Comedy at "Love’s Labor’s Lost"

William Shakespeare’s comedy, Love’s Labor's Lost is making its way to The Old Globe with Kathleen Marshall as director. This Tony Award-winning director is making her official Old Globe debut for the performance, scheduled to run from August 14th–September 18th.

The enchanting comedy tells the tale—and utter folly—of the King of Navarre and his three trusty companions as they take a collective vow to focus on their schoolwork and nothing more for a three year period. The problem challenging the men’s vow? The attractive Princess of France and her three lovely attendants ironically come into town immediately after their vow is made! Watch as the men quickly rethink their abstinence as they become conflicted with their young love. 

Continuing their excellent lineup of productions, The Old Globe welcomes Shakespeare back with Love’s Labor’s Lost, premiering Sunday August 14th at 8pm. The play will be performed at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in Balboa Park, which is The Old Globe's famous outdoor 620-seat theatre. The performances will run from August 14th through September 18th with additional events and post-show activities for audience members. Don’t miss out on the classic play’s limited stay at The Old Globe!

Love’s Labour’s Lost was written by one of the greatest, and most publicized playwrights in history, William Shakespeare. Constructed around the late 1500s, the play is among Shakespeare’s first few comedies written near the beginning of his career as a playwright. To delve into the creative side of the cast and creative directors the events after the shows can give invaluable insight into the ingenuity behind the production. Understand characters and the challenges the actors and actresses of Love’s Labor’s Lost dealt with at the free post-show forums, occurring on August 23rd, 24th, and 30th directly following the evening performances.

Love’s Labor’s Lost features Pascale Armand (Tony Award nominee for Eclipsed) as Rosaline, Kevin Cahoon (Broadway’s The Wedding Singer, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Lion King) as Boyet, Kieran Campion (Broadway‘s The Heiress, The American Plan, and Journey’s End) as Berowne, Kristen Connolly (Othello at the Globe, "House of Cards," "Zoo") as Princess of France, Greg Hildreth (The Globe’s Arms and the Man) as Costard, Patrick Kerr (The Globe’s Twelfth Night and The Comedy of Errors) as Sir Nathaniel, Jonny Orsini (The Globe’s Othello) as Ferdinand King of Navarre, Triney Sandoval (The Globe’s The Merchant of Venice) as Don Adriano de Armado, and Stephen Spinella (two-time Tony Award-winner for Angels in America, The Velocity of Autumn, and Spring Awakening) as Holofernes.