As
You Like It
by William Shakespeare
Guest
Director: D.
Scott Glasser
Scenic
and Lighting Designer: Dennis Christilles
Guest
Costume Designer: Brian Hemesath
Songs Composer: Paul Boesing
Text Coach: Paul Meier
Musical
Score by Nino Rota
First performed in 1599,
when Shakespeare was 35, “As You Like It” is thought to have been
written as a momentary diversion for the Bard. Nostalgic for the rustic solitude
of his childhood, he dashed off the play, which was derived from an earlier
work, “Rosalynde,” written by Thomas Lodge around 1590.
The romantic comedy is a tale of young lovers: Orlando, a love-struck youth
who roams the forest hanging poetry and carving his beloved’s name in
tree trunks, and Rosalind, who, in the disguise of a man, mischievously gives
Orlando tips on how to be successful at capturing the object of his affections.
Orlando and Rosalind’s love creates such a romantic atmosphere that practically
all the young people around them fall in love and end up in marriage.
Glasser is setting the KU production in 1961 in a dukedom on the French/Italian
Riviera and the forest of Arden.
Cast
The Court
Duke Frederick, the current ruler, brother of Duke Senior:
Brian Heinen
Celia, his daughter: Adrienne Lamping
Rosalind, his niece, daughter to Duke Senior: Samara E. Naeymi
Touchstone, an entertainer: Matt Greer
Charles, a professional athlete: Aaron Light
LeBeau, secretary to the court: Phillip Vocasek
Dennis, servant to the court: Scott Johnson
House of Sir Rowland de Boys
Oliver, eldest son: Joshua W. Vignery
Jaques, middle son away at school: Justin Knudsen
Orlando, youngest son: Brandon DeLaney
Adam, their servant: R. Troy Hirsch
Forest of Arden
Duke Senior, elder brother of Duke Frederick: Danon Nicholae
Park
Jaques, in exile attending Duke Senior: Evan C. Grosshans
Amiens, in exile attending Duke Senior: Kelley Bryce Davies
Corin, a shepherdess: Summer Eglinski
Phoebe, a shepherdess: Theresa Buchheister
Silvius, a shepherd: Steve Ducey
Audrey, a goatherd: Sarah Elizabeth Homan
William, a country boy: Scott Johnson
Setting
The Time: 1961.
The Place:
a dukedom on the Riviera and the forest of Arden.
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
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Charles 
Amiens 
Corin |
Rosalind 
Duke Senior 
Touchstone |
Celia 
Celia Guest Costume Designer Brian Hemesath checks the details on one of the As You Like It gowns with Gail Trottier, cutter/draper in The University Theatre Costume Shop.
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