Hoon Lee and Renee Elise Goldsberry Set for Love's Labor's Lost at the Public | Playbill

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News Hoon Lee and Renee Elise Goldsberry Set for Love's Labor's Lost at the Public Hoon Lee, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Michelle Beck and Keith Eric Chappelle have been cast in the Public Lab production of Shakespeare's Love's Labor's Lost, which will begin Off-Broadway previews Oct. 18 at the Public Theater's Anspacher Theater.

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Renee Elise Goldsberry Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN

Karin Coonrod, who previously adapted and directed Henry VI, Parts 1 and 2 for the Public, stages the production that will officially open Oct. 31 for a run through Nov. 6. The Public Lab is also presenting Titus Andronicus, which will follow in November. A starry production of King Lear, starring Sam Waterston, also begins Oct. 18.

In addition to Lee (Yellowface, Pacific Overtures), Goldsberry (Good People, The Color Purple), Beck (Bridge Project's As You Like It, The Tempest) and Chappelle (Cyrano de Bergerac, A Cool Dip in the Barren Saharan Crick), the cast will include Rebecca Brooksher (Dying City), Reg E. Cathey, Jorge Chacon, Stephanie DiMaggio (A Free Man of Color), Francis Jue (Yellow Face, Pacific Overtures), Mousa Kraish, Steven Skybell (Pal Joey, Wicked), Robert Stanton (A Free Man of Color, Mary Stuart), Nick Westrate (A Moon for the Misbegotten) and Samira Wiley.

Designing Love's Labor's Lost are John Conklin (scenic design), Oana Botez Ban (costume design) and Brian H. Scott (lighting design).

According to the Public, "The King of France and his best buds swear off romance and withdraw into their studies…until some girls show up. As the young couples stumble their way toward love, the others in their circle – a pedantic school master, a Spanish dandy, a streetwise con-man, and a cop with a few screws loose – work through their own mad dilemmas. In the end, the real world intrudes and brings everyone back to earth, but not even a cold winter blast manages to chill the warmth of this beguiling play."

The Public is also making free pairs of tickets available to any couple married between July 24 and Oct. 18, 2011, in celebration of New York State's marriage equality legislation. Any couple can bring a photo ID and a copy of their marriage certificate to the box office to redeem the offer. All Public Lab productions are $15. Phone (212) 967-7555 or visit PublicTheater. The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.

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Hoon Lee, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Michelle Beck and Keith Eric Chappelle Photo by Joseph Moran
 
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