Love's Labour's Lost at Oak Park Festival Theatre

Centerstage - Somewhat Recommended

"...Love's Labour's Lost was fun production but unsatisfying. It makes for a nice night out, and there is plenty about the play to enjoy. The company thoughtfully supplies mosquito repellent at the concession stand."

ChicagoCritic - Not Recommended

"...Outdoor theatre is a risky and unpredictable affair so it is extremely important that the sound and the blocking work together to enhance the production. That was not the case at the performance I witnessed. Oak Park Festival Theatre usually mounts better shows as I’ve had many fine experiences at Austin Gardens but not this time."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Somewhat Recommended

"...The clown characters in “Love’s Labor’s Lost” are often impenetrably obscure, the best excuse for the physical humor behind Bryan James Wakefield’s silly-ass Costard (a crowd-pleasing charmer indeed), Robert Tobin’s hulking Constable Dull, Richard Henzel’s hilariously bloviating schoolmaster Holofernes (a cross between Professor Marvel and Mark Twain’s scoundrelly Duke) and Stephen Spencer’s Don Adriano de Amado, a Spanish fop who seems to be Shakespeare’s personal revenge for the Armada. Charlie Cascinco has some richly sluttish moments as the always available Jaquenetta and Franette Liebow brings bracing dignity to the usually male role of the elderly counselor Boyet."