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Cast

The Court of Duke Frederick

Duke Frederick .... Domonique Evans
Rosalind .... Sarah Keyes Chang
Celia .... Nonye Obichere
Touchstone .... Carlos Leon
Le Beau .... Nick Wilson
Charles .... Brian Hupp
1st Lord .... Owen Wingo
2nd Lord .... Nick Wilson

The Exiled Court

Duke Senior .... Domonique Evans
Jacques .... Ross Lemon
Amiens .... Brian Hupp
1st Lord .... Kristen Krak
2nd Lord .... Alex Lemons
1st Page .... Kristen Krak
2nd Page .... Nick Wilson

The House of de Boys

Oliver .... Josh Meredith
Jacques de Boys .... Nick Wilson
Orlando .... Jordan Phillips
Adam .... Matthew McCoy
Dennis .... Owen Wingo

Country folk in Arden

Phoebe .... Katie Post
Silvius .... Owen Wingo
Audrey .... Katie Smith
Corin .... Matthew McCoy
William .... Nick Wilson
Sir Oliver Martext .... Owen Wingo
Forrester .... Katie Post

Hymen, God of Marriage .... Nikki Nathan

Crew

Director .... Tony Tambasco
Asst. Director .... Sarah Keyes Chang
Costume Designer .... Ellis Greer
Production Manager .... S.M. Payson.
Artistic Director .... Brice Corder

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The sole source of William Shakespeare's As You Like It is the First Folio of 1623; before this time there are no records of it being printed or performed. This may come as a surprise to modern audiences because As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays in the modern era. In fact, it was Charles Johnson's 1723 adaptation of As You Like It, called Love in a Forest, that kicked off the Shakespeare craze in Western theatre.

Containing more songs than any of Shakespeare's other plays, featuring Shakespeare's pluckiest heroine, and lacking lengthy discussions of English history, As You Like It's modern popularity should come as no surprise. Especially in America, so rich in the forests that were largely depleted in England by the time Shakespeare wrote this sylvan romance, and where hunting and hiking remain integral parts of our cultural identity, there is much for us to identify with. It should come as a small wonder that, in a nation founded by travelers who sought to build paradise in the wilderness, we still feel the romantic draw of escaping to the forest.

We hope you'll feel that draw as you join us for this musical tale of love in a forest.

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