Zack Fine returns to put his madcap spin on one of Shakespeares most hilarious comedies. This riotous combination of love at first sight, feisty cross-dressing heroines, and a parade of foolish lovers, melodic songs, and questionable poetry is bound to bring the laughs.
News About As You Like It at PlayMakers Repertory Company
 BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, PlayMakers Repertory CompanyDecember 16, 2020 What’s the holiday season without a performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL? Ever since it was first published, theaters have shared productions of Charles Dickens’s classic story every year. PlayMakers Repertory Company’s radio play production is a great example of how a theater can adapt to create something that fits the strange year this has been.  Arena Stage Announces New Virtual Classes For Winter SeasonDecember 15, 2020 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces its lineup of Winter classes featuring classes catered to families, theater lovers, students, adults and emerging theater artists. The Voices of Now Mead Ensemble for young artists will begin this winter, meeting virtually to contribute to a new original film. Just in time for the holidays, this robust line of programming has something for everyone and makes the perfect unique gift for the theater lover in your family.  Dates Announced For Pork Filled's UNLEASHED 2020September 28, 2020 Pork Filled Productions has set directors and dates for its third Unleashed festival, a celebration of new plays by POC playwrights. These scripts push past the bounds of conventional theatre to tell exciting new BIPOC-led stories in genres like horror, science fiction, fantasy and beyond.  BWW Interview: Vivienne Benesch of PlayMakers Repertory CompanyAugust 23, 2020 I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Vivienne Benesch, who is the Producing Artistic Director of PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At PlayMakers, she has helmed productions of Life of Galileo, Leaving Eden, The May Queen, Three Sisters, Love Alone, RED, and In The Next Room (or the Vibrator Play).  PlayMakers Repertory Company Announces Reimagined 20/21 Season: ALL TOO HUMANAugust 11, 2020 PlayMakers Repertory Company believes in the transformative power of theatre and its ability to bring communities together to share common ground. Even if that isna??t in the same space.  PlayMakers Repertory Company Has Announced Their 2020/21 Season ALL TOO HUMAN: THE ART OF COMEDYFebruary 19, 2020 PlayMakers Repertory Company has announced its 2020/21 Season, All Too Human: The Art of Comedy. The season features nine productions that explore the gamut of human experience showcased in comedies both classic and new. The PlayMakers Mainstage season will feature a tribe of loving, zany Southern belles, a buddy-cop adventure that crackles with hope and humor amidst the fall of the Soviet Union, a George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, a story of one woman's drastic fall down the social ladder and her fabulous self-reinvention, the Bard's most famous pastoral comedy, and the heartwarming tale of a young girl and the community of family, teachers, and friends who help her achieve her heart's desire. Our PRC2 Kenan Stage also brings three uniquely distinct, fresh perspectives on the comedic form, chosen to continue pushing the boundaries of what we believe 'theatre' to be.  The Old Globe Announces 2020 Summer SeasonDecember 06, 2019 The Old Globe's 2020 Summer Season brings to Balboa Park an extraordinarily talented group of artists who will delight audiences with their unique takes on four great works of theatre. The season incudes a classic American musical, a new adaptation of a 20th century thriller, and two of Shakespeare's masterworks on our outdoor stage.  BWW Review: RAGTIME, PlayMakers Repertory CompanyDecember 06, 2019 RAGTIME is a musical that is as relevant now as it was in 1998 when it premiered and the production currently on at PlayMakers Repertory Company makes that abundantly clear. While the show might be set in the state of New York in 1906, it makes statements about immigration, race relations, corrupt justice, and women's rights that continue to ring true today. Director Zi Alikhan stages the show as you've never seen before, cutting away the period clothing and elaborate setting to focus on its brilliant music and lyrics and the poignant themes it explores. The new 360 degree theatre layout puts the audience firmly into the action, letting them get even closer to the characters than in a normal show.  BUYER AND CELLAR Starring Jorge Donoso Comes to Weathervane TheatreOctober 22, 2019 Producing Artistic Director Ethan Paulini and the Weathervane Theatre, a professional, award-winning, equity theatre in Whitefield, NH, is proud to announce the a?oefantastically funnya?? (NY Post) Buyer & Cellar as part of Weathervane Theatre's 55th summer season.  Photo Flash: PlayMakers Presents DAIRYLANDOctober 21, 2019 PlayMakers Repertory Company presents 'Dairyland,' a world premiere comedy by Heidi Armbruster. This whimsical, heartfelt tale of one woman's journey from farm to table and table to farm is directed by Vivienne Benesch, and runs from October 16 to November 3, 2019.  PlayMakers Presents DAIRYLANDOctober 02, 2019 PlayMakers Repertory Company presents a?oeDairyland,a?? a world premiere comedy by Heidi Armbruster. This whimsical, heartfelt tale of one woman's journey from farm to table and table to farm is directed by Vivienne Benesch, and runs from October 16 to November 3, 2019.  Photo Flash: PlayMakers Repertory Company Presents Nambi E. Kelley's NATIVE SONSeptember 11, 2019 PlayMakers Repertory Company proudly opens its 2019/20 Mainstage season with Nambi E. Kelley's powerful and heart-stopping adaptation of Richard Wright's “Native Son”. Directed by Colette Robert, and featuring original music by G. Clausen, the production runs from September 11 to 29, 2019.  East West Players to Honor Jeanne Sakata and Aaron Takahashi at EWP NIGHT MARKETJuly 23, 2019 East West Players (EWP) announces that its signature EWP Night Market fall event on Saturday, September 14, 2019 will honor actor and playwright Jeanne Sakata and actor Aaron Takahashi. EWP Night Market will feature tasting stations hosted by local restaurants, followed by an evening of performances. Proceeds of EWP Night Market support EWP's artistic and educational programs.  Jessica Vosk, Julia Murney & More Will Star in New Works at Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Summer ConferenceJune 17, 2019 The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announces casting and creative teams for the summer season of new musicals and plays selected for development at the National Music Theater Conference and National Playwrights Conference.  Cast And Creative Team Announced For Diversionary's San Diego Premiere SIGNIFICANT OTHERMay 01, 2019 As Jordan Berman pounds the New York City pavement searching for Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of close-knit girlfriends. As singles' nights turn into bachelorette parties, Jordan must face his own capacity to love and be loved. This hilarious and heart-wrenching Broadway comedy dives into the trenches of urban single life and the aspirational gay wedding, reminding us that you can't hurry love-no matter how much you wish you could.
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