America’s foremost touring repertory theater will present Shakespeare’s As You Like It at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home on April 13, 2013. Presented by The Acting Company, the tour will include 45 cities and towns in 24 states across the country, including a stop in Mountain Home. The performance begins at 7:00 p.m. and is part of the ASUMH Performing Arts Series.
As You Like It is best known for the oft-quoted line “All the world’s a stage” and is the origin of the phrase “too much of a good thing.” The comedy follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone, the court jester. She finds safety and love in the Forest of Arden. William Shakespeare, the playwright is widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language. He wrote 38 plays, hundreds of poems and sonnets and created words and phrases still popular today. His plays range from tragedies like Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet to comedies like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night and history plays like Richard III and Henry V. Even today, Shakespeare is the most performed playwright in the United States.
The cast includes the following actors: Rosalind, Elizabeth Stahlmann; Celia, Megan Bartle; Orlando, Joseph Midyett; Audrey, Jasmine Bracey; Touchstone, Christopher Michael McFarland; and Jaques, Chris Thorn.
Hundreds of extraordinary actors began their careers touring with The Acting Company, which has brought 137 productions to millions of people in 48 states and ten foreign countries. Last year, the Company reached 70,000 people and provided a full range of arts education programs to 37,000 students, most in disadvantaged school systems. Founded in 1972 by Oscar-winning actor, director, producer John Houseman and current Producer, Margot Harley, The Acting Company has been honored with TONY, Obie, Audelco and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.
Tickets to As You Like It are available by calling 1-800-514-3849 or 1-870-508-6280. They are also available online at http://www.thesheid.com or at the box office. Ticket prices are $35 for adults and $17.50 for students aged 18 and under. ASUMH students, faculty and staff receive the student discount. For more information, contact the box office at (870) 508-6280.
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