Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Reimagining 'Love's Labour's Lost'


From left, Ian Clinton plays Longaville, Jeff Burleson plays Dumaine, Sam Bearer plays King Ferdinand and Mitchell Reid plays Berowne in Reduxion Theatre's "Love's Labour's Lost."
A version of this story appears in Wednesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Reduxion Theatre revisits lesser-known Shakespeare with “Love’s Labour’s Lost”. The company will perform an updated version of The Bard’s romantic comedy through March 2 at its Broadway Theater before taking the production on a tour of the Metropolitan Library System.

For Erin Woods, bringing one of William Shakespeare’s lesser-known romantic comedies to the Oklahoma City stage has been a labor of love.

Through March 2, Reduxion Theatre Company is performing an updated version of The Bard’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at its Broadway Theater, 1613 N Broadway Ave.

“It’s something that I fell in love with as a child because I just thought it was adorable. You swear off women, and then four perfect women show up at your doorstep. And that’s just how it goes,” said Woods, Reduxion’s managing director, with a laugh.

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