E11 Part Two: Post-Show | Peter Pasyk reflects on Love's Labour's Lost
Pasyk ponders why veering away from the happy endings common to romantic comedies is the brilliance of Shakespeare’s play. Hear why he believes being faithful to the genre would also be formulaic and how the play’s open-ended finish is a promise delivered in the title itself—and a final question posed to audiences. From a discussion about the bittersweet appeal of first love melded with the first loss, Pasyk goes into his mindset as a director, opening up about being driven by avoiding doing the same things twice and being creatively driven by “fear of the unknown.” Through a look at how each play brings with it unique demands and personalities, audiences will learn how embracing beginnings without fully knowing their ends inspired a play that does not orate at audiences but rather warms audiences to characters they will know (and love) well by the play’s end.
Episode Transcript
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Peter Pasyk
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