The Boise State University Department of Theatre Arts will present Shakespeare’s classic “As You Like It” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12-14 and 18-21 and 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 22 at the Danny Peterson Theatre in the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is $15 general, $12 for non-Boise State students, Boise State alumni, members of the military and seniors, $9 each for groups of 10 or more, and free for Boise State students, faculty and staff. Tickets are available at Select-a-Seat outlets or at www.idahotickets.com.
Lina Chambers in 'As You Like It'
Set in colonial America, Boise State’s reimagining of Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy will feature period costumes handmade by the Theatre Arts Costume Shop and rented from Hollywood film studio Warner Bros. The play follows its heroine, Rosalind, as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court. Accompanied by her cousin Celia and the court jester, Rosalind disguises herself and finds safety and love in the Forest of Arden. Associate professor of theatre arts Gordon Reinhart will direct.
The Theatre Arts Department’s 2009-2010 performance season will continue with “Master Class” by Terrence McNally Jan. 21-31; “Metamorphoses” by Mary Zimmerman March 25-April 18; and a reading of Ann Hoste’s adaptation of “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis April 25-26.
For more information, view the full performance season schedule on the department’s Web site: https://sites.google.com/a/boisestate.edu/theatreartsdepartment/Home/production-seasons/2009-2010-season.
Photo caption: Lina Chambers portrays Rosalind fleeing persecution and disguising herself as Ganymede in a performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” by the Boise State University Department of Theatre Arts. The play will be performed Nov. 12-22 in the Danny Peterson Theatre of the Morrison Center.
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