In part celebration of its 70th Anniversary Celebration and in order to attract a more diverse audience, The Gateway will produce a Shakespearean comedy for the first time in over 50 years - As You Like It, for four performances from Feb 21 - 23.
As You Like It is Shakespeare's classic comedy about maturing in love. When the usurping Duke Frederick banishes his niece Rosalind, she disguises herself as a man and escapes to the Forest of Arden to find her exiled father. Instead she meets the man of her dreams, but he doesn't see through her disguise. Rosalind soon finds herself tangled in a web of love triangles, filled with music, song, and mistaken identities. We also meet many quirky characretrs along the way including Jacques and his famous "All the World's a Stage" speech. The play eventually follows Rosalind as she tries to teach the man of her dreams the difference between wooing and wedding, and get him to see her for who she really is. The Gateway's approach will be a modern one. New to Gateway, Director Vanessa Morosco states "While Shakespeare's plays first charmed and captivated audiences over 400 years ago, they are no less engaging and resonant today. Filled with lovers and fools, banishment and reunion, a wrestling match, clever world-play, an abundance of songs, and Shakespeare's most beloved heroine, there is something for everyone to like in As You Like It. Shakespeare designed his plays to show off the transformational skill of his players - delighting his audiences by having his actors play multiple roles in a production - and in this vibrant, small-cast production, we will be recovering this joy for our audience by celebrating the diverse and robust talents of players that play ... like a modern-day cast of Saturday Night Live."The Gateway Playhouse
215 South Country Rd
Bellport, NY 11713
TheGateway.org | (631) 286-1133
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