The Hofstra Production of Shakespeare’s Play, Loves Labors Lost :: Love Labor Lost

The Hofstra Production of Shakespeares Play, Loves Labors Lost Well-educated college students who study Shakespeares plays tend to founder mixed feelings on how to coif scenes. In Shakespeares Loves Labors Lost, the boy says, An excellent device. Now Hercules destroys the snake. (5.2.137). Here he is supposed to be interpreted seriously and be bringing out a good draw a bead on during the Nine Worthies. In the Hofstra stage version he pretty often looks like a joke and his comments then become meaningless. He should have been appearing as a much more serious character, picture the attitude of an intelligent young boy. As the production proceeded there were separate distractions that caught the viewers eye. Another major distraction was the running to the microphones to sing or to pronounce an idea. If everyone else can hear the actors and actresses for the rest of the play what was the point of the microphones? Along with the microphones and running, the songs genuinely te nded to cause the audience to become less interested. The crowds attendance goes towards the microphone and the rest of the play is ignored. Another major problem was the scenery. The stage was set the same for every scene, never changing, although the setting changed in the textbook version. For instance, when all the men, beginning with Berowne, confess that they broke the oath and fell in love they are in a forest-like setting. When the production took place there were no trees or bushes. When Berowne says, I was behind the tree and heard everything so why are you lying (4.3.80), the audience noticed there were no trees or any type of setting to resemble that. This makes the words get going bad if the scenery does not match what is being acted out. Once once more distractions cause problems within a play. Although the messenger coming down the aisle was an interesting touch, it caused my eyes to leave the stage, the main focus. There are about positive opinions on this pro duction. The ending scene was very well acted and show what really went on in the text.