Follow cast member Mary Glen Frederick through a two-show day at Shake & Bake: Love’s Labour’s Lost at the 50-seat custom space at 94 Gansevoort Street. Each night the performers prepare and serve the audience an eight-course tasting menu, complete with wine pairings, throughout the action of the play.
The cast includes Oge Agulué as Longaville, Mary Glen Fredrick as Rosaline, Matthew Goodrich as Berowne, Rami Margron as Maria/Costard, Charles Osborne as Don Adriano de Armado/Boyet, Darren Ritchie as King Ferdinand of Navarre, Victoria Rae Sook as Princess of France, Alex Spieth as Understudy, Alan Trinca as Understudy, and Joe Ventricelli as Chef.
The production features design by Shawn Lewis with Justin West as associate designer.
Follow her through her two-show day below:
Spend a Two-Show Day at Shake & Bake: Love’s Labour’s Lost
Spend a Two-Show Day at Shake & Bake: Love’s Labour’s Lost
44 PHOTOS
WELCOME TO MY REIGN OF TERROR EVERYBODY. I’m Mary Glen Fredrick, and I’m playing Rosaline in Shake & Bake’s brand spankin’ new production of Love’s Labour’s Lost! We serve you a rollicking Shakespeare comedy, sick music and dance breaks, and an eight-course wine and tasting menu, right in the heart of the Meatpacking District. I’m gonna be taking you along for a TWO SHOW DAY, so fasten your seatbelts, cause you’re mine for the next 44 photos. LET’S GO. Mary Glen Frederick
Most of our gorgeous and talented cast gathers to warm up and also express our undying love for each other. Mary Glen Frederick
Rami Margron (doubling in a masterful turn as sweet Maria and rakish Costard) stretches like a boss. Should I use past or present tense for this? I’m gonna use present tense. Mary Glen Frederick
Victoria Rae Sook (throwing down the utmost Girl Power as The Princess of France) warms up those dulcet tones. Mary Glen Frederick
Charles Osborne (who will make you pee from laughing so hard as both the lovelorn Don Armado and the saucy Boyet), in the great tradition of Lizzo, been working on his fitness. Mary Glen Frederick
Oge Agulué (stealing hearts nightly as most tender Longaville) puts all of our warmups to shame and THAT’S OKAY. Mary Glen Frederick
“O, he hath drawn my picture in his letter!” Berowne writes a sexy love poem but didn’t exactly go to art school. Mary Glen Frederick
Here’s a closeup because it is of the UTMOST IMPORTANCE that you all see the drawings that our incredible assistant stage manager Kacey Gritters creates every night. Her goal is to make me break when I open the letter onstage, and honestly, WOULDN’T YOU? Mary Glen Frederick
When an eight-course meal is served as a part of the show, your backstage is also a kitchen! Head Chef Dave Goldman and our wonderful Brie Hayes prep the dessert (a delectable panna cotta served at the final curtain). Mary Glen Frederick
FIGHT CALL. Matthew Goodrich (whose charmingly randy Berowne chafes against his vow of abstinence) and Darren Ritchie (our resident crooner and most commanding King of Navarre) get frisky with that whisk(-y). Is everyone this bad at writing captions? I should go. Mary Glen Frederick
