The Princess and her Three Ladies, with Servants, Meet the King

In the absence of scenery the colorful costumes help "dress" blank open space. The background of trees echoes the park in which these historical meetings took place in Nérac in south-western France. In Shakespeare's comedies the female characters are usually smarter and more sensible and the men, and save them from disaster (unlike those in his tragedies). King-Jonathan Bennett; Princess: Laura Maxwell; Maria - Kathleen Garcia; Boyette; Laura Maxwell; Katharine - Mary Chandler; Rosaline - Maera Schreiber.