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5 things to look for when you watch "As You Like It"

Aaron Krohn as Touchstone, in green with guitar, in As You Like It, Folger Theatre, 2017. Photo by Teresa Wood.

Aaron Krohn as Touchstone, in green with guitar, in As You Like It, Folger Theatre, 2017. Photo by Teresa Wood.

This year, you can catch productions of Shakespeare’s As You Like It from our theater partners in Atlanta, California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, and Washington (or, maybe you saw one of the already-closed productions in Alabama, Arizona, or Virginia). If you get to see one of these great productions, what should you keep an eye out for? What moments are key to understanding the play? How can we learn something about the creative process behind the production?

Maybe you’ve never seen As You Like It before and are looking for a way in. Maybe you’ve seen it a hundred times and want to take your relationship with the play to the next level. We reached out to our theater partners, many of which are tackling As You Like It this summer, and talked to seven people who’ve thought a lot about this play. We asked them, “What should an audience member look for in As You Like It?” Here are their answers:

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Our educational homeschool troupe will be living with this play on our upcoming 2019/20 year and this is such an inspiring article to wet the appetite of all the joy, laughter, song to come as we choose to walk upon the worlds stage and study the words and the silence of Shakespeare. I love all the notes for our students and families to take away from this pointed article. Thank you for it!

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