Don't Miss the Touching Last Performances of "As You Like It"

You won't want to miss this amazing production of William Shakespeare's “As You Like It”. The story is told with sincerity mixed with heartache, love, and wit. You'll be treated to an impressive cast of characters. Of special note is an entertainingly versatile ensemble that will entertian you with wit, music, dance and some outstanding vocal performances. They support a strong leading cast matched with beautiful lightening and vibrant costumes.

 Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) ends its 2017-18 season with William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”. Kristin Wold will direct. Performances will be held in the Harriet S. Jorgenson Theatre through April 29^th, 2018. For tickets and information please visit crt.uconn.edu or call (860) 486-2113.

Are we out of the woods, yet? In this popular Shakespeare comedy, two worlds collide in a beguiling game as usurped thrones and wealth, family feuds, love triangles and disguises fuse. On one side, Duke Frederick’s pompous and corrupt court, usurped from his brother the Duke Senior. On the other, Oliver, who denies his brother Orlando his right to the family wealth and plots to have him killed. Stuck in the middle are two friends: Rosalind, Duke Senior’s daughter, and Celia, Duke Frederick’s daughter, who escape the court life in favor of the forest of Arden. Disguises and secrets get in the way of love and result in hilarious love triangles that only a ‘magical transformation’ can fix.

The Saturday, April 28th, 2:00pm performance will be ASL interpreted as CRT partners with UConn’s Center for Students with Disabilities to provide interpretation services.  Managing Director Matthew J. Pugliese says, “We are very happy that we can offer the ASL interpreted performance for Shakespeare.  We want all the members of our community to be able enjoy the theatre. This is a step to make that possible.”

Director Kristin Wold (CRT’s “Sense and Sensibility”, “Punk Rock”), is a company member at the Tony Award-winning theatre Shakespeare & Company, and brought in two other members of the Lenox, MA theatre to join the cast.  Actors Jonathan Croy as Duke Frederick and Duke Senior and John Hadden as Jacques.

The creative team includes: Kristin Wold (Director), Katherine Paik (Scenic Design), Andrew Berardi (Lighting Design), Taowen Pan (Costume Design), Teddy Carraro (Sound Design), Casey Lampert (Dramaturg), and Tom Kosis (Production Stage Manager).

The cast includes MFA actors, Alex Campbell (Rosalind), Sierra Kane (Phebe), Bryan Mittelstadt (Oliver), Nikolai Fernandez (Touchstone), Sebastian Nagpal (Silvius). BFA actors, Nick Nudler (Orlando), Braley Degenhardt (Celia), Gillian Pardi (Audrey), Anthony Giovino (Charles/Forester), Matthew Antoci (Adam), Valerie Badjan (Cora), Jacob Harris Wright (Le Beau/Forester/Page), Jack Dillon (Hyman/Forester), Coleman Churchill (William/The Dukes’ Lord), Elias Beck Sandlin (Dennis), Harry Wendorff (Jacques de Boys/Forester), Zack Dictakis (Amiens), Aaron Bantum (The Dukes’ Lord/Page).

 Adult tickets range from $31-35. Discounts are available for seniors. All student tickets are $10.

Post-show discussions with members of the cast and crew will follow the performance on Saturday, April 28th at 2pm.

Please call the box office at 860.486.2113 for tickets and additional information or visit www.crt.uconn.edu for specific show dates and times because performance schedules vary and are subject to change.

The Harriet S. Jorgenson Theatre is located on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.