The Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It
One of the world’s most important interpreters of classical drama presents the first of five annual Kennedy Center engagements.
- Apr. 22 - May 18, 2003
- Eisenhower Theater
- 3 hours, 3 minutes
- $25.00 - $70.00
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About
As one of the world's most important interpreters of classical
drama, Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company has garnered an
international reputation for riveting performances, astonishing
stagecraft, definitive productions, and an "inventiveness
[that's] never ending and unfailingly intelligent" (The
Washington Times).
Returning to the Kennedy Center for its first of five annual engagements, the acclaimed company presents Shakespeare's classic tale of treason, hidden identity, and, of course, love: AS YOU LIKE IT, featuring Royal Shakespeare Company favorite Nina Sosanya as one of the theater's most illustrious heroines.
Set in the Duchess' Court and then the Forest of Arden, As You Like It is an ongoing maze of hidden identities. The play centers on the Court ruled by Duke Frederick, who long ago banished his older brother, Duke Senior,the rightful duke, to nearby Arden Forest. Increasingly paranoid, Frederick banishes his brother's daughter Rosalind as well. Frederick's own daughter Celia leaves with her, and they travel in disguise, Rosalind as a boy (Ganymede) and Celia as "his" sister (Aliena), accompanied by the court fool Touchstone. Meanwhile, Orlando flees the tyranny of his older brother, Oliver. Orlando and Rosalind had met just that afternoon and have fallen in love. They now take refuge in the same forest and Rosalind, in disguise, offers to help Orlando practice wooing his true love.
"Gifted directors and actors...[a] great theater ensemble." -The New York Times
Made possible through the generous support of the Prince of Wales Foundation.
Returning to the Kennedy Center for its first of five annual engagements, the acclaimed company presents Shakespeare's classic tale of treason, hidden identity, and, of course, love: AS YOU LIKE IT, featuring Royal Shakespeare Company favorite Nina Sosanya as one of the theater's most illustrious heroines.
Set in the Duchess' Court and then the Forest of Arden, As You Like It is an ongoing maze of hidden identities. The play centers on the Court ruled by Duke Frederick, who long ago banished his older brother, Duke Senior,the rightful duke, to nearby Arden Forest. Increasingly paranoid, Frederick banishes his brother's daughter Rosalind as well. Frederick's own daughter Celia leaves with her, and they travel in disguise, Rosalind as a boy (Ganymede) and Celia as "his" sister (Aliena), accompanied by the court fool Touchstone. Meanwhile, Orlando flees the tyranny of his older brother, Oliver. Orlando and Rosalind had met just that afternoon and have fallen in love. They now take refuge in the same forest and Rosalind, in disguise, offers to help Orlando practice wooing his true love.
"Gifted directors and actors...[a] great theater ensemble." -The New York Times
Made possible through the generous support of the Prince of Wales Foundation.
Program and Notes
- SHAKESPEARE
- As You Like It
Artists
Royal Shakespeare Company
News and Reviews
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"Kennedy Center Teams With Britain's Royal Shakespeare"
The Washington Post
Resources
- About Theater at the Kennedy Center
- The Shakespeare Explorer An Interactive Exploration of the Bard's Legacy
From the Gift Shop
Shakespeare Insult Magnets
Mug-Shakespearean Insults
Knowledge Cards-Quotable Shakespeare
Shakespeare Caricature Tote
'Shakespeare in Washington' Women's T-Shirt
Wm Shakespeare Playing Cards
Notepad - 'To Do or Not To Do'
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
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