Comments on: Love’s Prick by Matthew Everett http://www.wilderoastcafe.com/blog/2007/06/07/loves-prick-by-matthew-everett/ Thu, 17 May 2012 16:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Matthew Everett http://www.wilderoastcafe.com/blog/2007/06/07/loves-prick-by-matthew-everett/#comment-10724 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 23:37:53 +0000 http://www.wilderoastcafe.com/blog/2007/06/07/loves-prick-by-matthew-everett/#comment-10724 Thanks for the plug, Wilde Roast! For those on the fence but curious, here's a few more salient details of plot and cast... Love's Prick presented in partnership with Outward Spiral Theatre Company funded by an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board "He that sweetest rose will find, must find love's prick and Rosalind" Several ages of love and infatuation cross in a coffeehouse known as The Forest - a high school girl masquerades as a boy, fielding romantic interests both gay and straight - two college wrestlers and the student editor of the campus literary magazine struggle with a complicated love triangle and a mysterious online poet - a transgender minister finds the possibility of companionship with a local police officer. "Love's Prick" is a modern day riff on the love, gender confusion and other themes of Shakespeare's romantic comedy "As You Like It." Directed by Todd Hughes Featuring - Delta Giordano, Grant Henderson, William Leaf, Mark Mattison, Dan O'Neil, Michael Ooms, Nathan Surprenant, Renee Werbowski, Laura Wiebers Hope to see you there. We're interested in seeing how an audience responds to the production, as well as the feedback you can give us afterwards, if you want to hang out for the brief audience discussion. All are welcome. Thanks for the plug, Wilde Roast! For those on the fence but curious, here’s a few more salient details of plot and cast…

Love’s Prick

presented in partnership with Outward Spiral Theatre Company

funded by an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board

“He that sweetest rose will find, must find love’s prick and Rosalind”

Several ages of love and infatuation cross in a coffeehouse known as The Forest

- a high school girl masquerades as a boy, fielding romantic interests both gay and straight

- two college wrestlers and the student editor of the campus literary magazine struggle with a complicated love triangle and a mysterious online poet

- a transgender minister finds the possibility of companionship with a local police officer.

“Love’s Prick” is a modern day riff on the love, gender confusion and other themes of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “As You Like It.”

Directed by Todd Hughes

Featuring -
Delta Giordano, Grant Henderson, William Leaf, Mark Mattison, Dan O’Neil, Michael Ooms, Nathan Surprenant, Renee Werbowski, Laura Wiebers

Hope to see you there. We’re interested in seeing how an audience responds to the production, as well as the feedback you can give us afterwards, if you want to hang out for the brief audience discussion. All are welcome.

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