Fantastical forest frolics in As You Like it!
This holiday season the San Francisco Playhouse stages this riotous new musical adaptation of The Bard's classic comedy As You Like It by Shania Taub and Laurie Woolery. Whisking audiences away to the verdant magical forest of Arden, expect a whirlwind of madcap romance, transformation, witty wordplay, and mellifluous music!
Directed by Bill English with musical direction from Dave Dobrusky and choreography by Nicole Helfer.
What is the story?
Courtly intrigue spills out into the natural world when the Duke Senior is ousted by his brother Duke Frederick and banished to the Forest of Arden along with his nobleman. Allowed to remain at court, Senior's daughter Rosalind incurs Frederick's wrath and escapes to the forest with Frederick's own daughter Celia. Disguised as a man, Rosalind becomes ensnared in a web of love and longing when she meets the handsome courtier Orlando, who has himself found refuge in the forest following an attempt on his life.