Shakespeare Theatre Company Extends AS YOU LIKE IT Thru 12/14

The Shakespeare Theatre Company announces an extension of its current production of As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Attenborough, with Associate Director Alan Paul. As You Like It now plays through December 14, 2014, at the Lansburgh Theatre (450 7th Street NW).

A wise fool and a melancholy malcontent, carnal vows and a cross-dressed gal, a magical forest, a wintry court and...Greco-Roman wrestling? All the world's a stage in As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's fullest comedies, where poetry, mistaken identities and true love lost and found abound. When Rosalind escapes to the Forest of Arden-disguised as a boy and with her cousin in tow-she seeks only refuge from her uncle's wrath. But the woods are home to many an expat, with intertwined histories and mysteries to unravel on the journey home.

Artistic Director Michael Kahn has long anticipated bringing internationally acclaimed Shakespearean director Michael Attenborough to Washington-whose U.S. work is previously limited to London transfers to New York. As the choice for his American regional debut, Attenborough requested the light-hearted As You Like It, which he considers a "very personal and warm-spirited" play, perfectly suited to the intimate Lansburgh Theatre.

New Extension performances will be:

Thursday, December 11 at 8 p.m.
Friday, December 12 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 13 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Saturday December 13 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 14 at 2 p.m.

Shakespeare Theatre Company is located at Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004.

For more information, visit: ShakespeareTheatre.org, 202.547.1122