As You Like ItBy William ShakespeareDirected by Sara Holdren BUY TICKETS The rules of romance are upended in As You Like It, a gloriously entertaining romantic comedy that gleefully interrogates traditional notions of gender, politics, and love. Shakespeare’s dizzying mash-up of romantic escapades, disguised lovers, and mistaken identities amuses and entertains as much as it provokes and challenges. As You Like It is brought to life by the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival’s Professional Company, under the direction of Sara Holdren, a multitalented theatrical director who’s also been a regular theatre critic for New York Magazine. Fast, funny, and engaging, As You Like It promises to be a delightful night of theatrical entertainment. Banished to the idyllic forest of Arden, irrepressible heroine Rosalind seeks to restore her long-exiled father to his rightful place as ruler, while romantically entangled with the put-upon hero Orlando. As a merry cast of characters fall in and out of love (and in and out of disguise), Rosalind strives to restore the harmony of her world -- and reclaim her family’s stature. LEARN MORE:Blog: "“As You Like It” and Finding “much virtue in ‘if’”" (8/7/24)CAST:Gabriel Armstrong: Monsieur Le Beau / Amiens / Ensemble George Azcárate: Duke Frederick / Ensemble *Brennan Caldwell: Touchstone / Ensemble Morgan Ford: Madame Le Beau / Diana / Ensemble Melíza Gutierrez: Second Lord to Duke Frederick / Phebe / Ensemble *Abigail Gillan: Celia / Ensemble Dominic Keene: William / Jack de Boys / Ensemble Tim Merkle: Charles / Aubrey / Ensemble *Mary Neufeld: Adam / Corin / Ensemble Noah Sim: First Lord to Duke Frederick / Silvius / Ensemble Sarah Scanlon: Jaques / Ensemble April Sellers: Olivia / Ensemble *TayLar: Duke Seena / Ensemble Felix Teich: Orlando / Ensemble *Julia Valen: Rosalind / Ensemble Mark Young: Comrade to Duke Seena / Deer / Sir Oliver Martext / Hymen / Ensemble* This artist appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. CREW:**Sara Holdren: Director *Olivia Louise Tree Plath: Stage Manager ^Elivia Bovenzi Blitz: Costume Designer ^Inseung Park: Scenic Designer Jen Rock: Lighting Designer ^Kate Marvin: Sound & Music Designer Greg Corbino: Puppet Designer Tiana Mudzimurema: Assistant Director Allison Pajor:Text Coach Sarah Scanlon: Intimacy Coordinator / Fight Choreographer Kathy Reynolds: Assistant Production Manager / Mentor Carolyn Dell: Assistant Stage Manager / Puppet Operator Ella Robertson: Assistant Stage Manager / Puppet Operator Natalie Bowman: Cutter / Draper Erin Bryant: Cutter / Draper Emily Chidalek: Costume Shop Artisan Lynn Holbrook: Costume Shop Manager Deborah Mayers: Stitcher / Wardrobe Head Dresser Abigail Moody: Costume Shop Artisan Emma Rader: Costume Shop Artisan / Wardrobe Run Crew Naya Tadavarthy: Costume Shop Artisan / Wardrobe Run Crew Kathleen Werner: Stitcher Brenton Abram-Copenhaver: Assistant Technical Director Hayden Elowsky: Scene Shop Artisan / Carpenter Emma Greenfield: Scene Shop Artisan / Carpenter Jenna Sarazin: Scene Shop Artisan / Carpenter / Assistant Scenic Artist Jeff Szymanowski: Technical Director / Scenic Artist Aimee Cole: Puppet Artisan Tobias Garcia: Assistant Props Master / Puppet Operator Leah Jordan: Props Master / Designer Jason Swift: Master Electrician Matt Anderson: Sound Artisan / Sound Board OperatorPERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES:Tuesday, Aug. 20 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Preview) Wednesday, Aug. 21 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Final Dress) Thursday, Aug. 22 - 7:30 p.m. EDT (Opening) Friday, Aug. 23 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 24 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 24 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 25 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 27 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 28 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 29 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 30 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 31 - 2:00 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 31 - 7:30 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sep. 1 - 2:00 p.m. EDTOriginally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government is joined by Notre Dame Law School's Program on Church, State & Society to host its inaugural True Family Lecture Series, programming made possible by Tad and Jen True. Wednesday, September 4 in Eck Hall of Law  1130: “The Great Awakenings of American Religious Freedom: Evaluating the Latest Supreme Court Teachings” Unable to attend in person? Join our livestream on Wednesday the 4th.Thursday, September 5 in Eck Hall of Law 1130: “The Great Awakenings of American Religious Freedom: Comparing the Original Teachings of the American Founders”  Unable to attend in person? Join our livestream on Thursday the 5th. John Witte, Jr. is the Woodruff University Professor, McDonald Distinguished Professor, and director of the Law and Religion Center at Emory University. A leading scholar of legal history, human rights, family law, and law and religion, he has delivered 425 public lectures worldwide and published 325 articles and 45 books, in 15 languages. His most recent monographs include the following, published with Cambridge University Press: The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy (2015), Church, State, and Family (2019), The Blessings of Liberty (2021), as well as Faith, Freedom, and Family (Mohr Siebeck, 2021), and Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment (Oxford University Press, 2022). In addition to his administrative duties, Professor Witte serves as editor of the Cambridge Law and Christianity Series and Emory Studies in Law and Religion and coeditor of the Journal of Law and Religion, Brill Research Perspectives on Law and Religion, and the Aranzadi Colección Raíces del Derecho series. He holds degrees in law (Harvard University) and theology (Dr. Theol. h.c., University of Heidelberg). His lectures will be the inaugural True Lectures at the University of Notre Dame. This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.   Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.

The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government is joined by Notre Dame Law School's Program on Church, State & Society to host its inaugural True Family Lecture Series, programming made possible by Tad and Jen True. Wednesday, September 4 in Eck Hall of Law  1130: “The Great Awakenings of American Religious Freedom: Evaluating the Latest Supreme Court Teachings” Unable to attend in person? Join our livestream on Wednesday the 4th.Thursday, September 5 in Eck Hall of Law 1130: “The Great Awakenings of American Religious Freedom: Comparing the Original Teachings of the American Founders”  Unable to attend in person? Join our livestream on Thursday the 5th. John Witte, Jr. is the Woodruff University Professor, McDonald Distinguished Professor, and director of the Law and Religion Center at Emory University. A leading scholar of legal history, human rights, family law, and law and religion, he has delivered 425 public lectures worldwide and published 325 articles and 45 books, in 15 languages. His most recent monographs include the following, published with Cambridge University Press: The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy (2015), Church, State, and Family (2019), The Blessings of Liberty (2021), as well as Faith, Freedom, and Family (Mohr Siebeck, 2021), and Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment (Oxford University Press, 2022). In addition to his administrative duties, Professor Witte serves as editor of the Cambridge Law and Christianity Series and Emory Studies in Law and Religion and coeditor of the Journal of Law and Religion, Brill Research Perspectives on Law and Religion, and the Aranzadi Colección Raíces del Derecho series. He holds degrees in law (Harvard University) and theology (Dr. Theol. h.c., University of Heidelberg). His lectures will be the inaugural True Lectures at the University of Notre Dame. This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.   Originally published at constudies.nd.edu.

Ross Douthat is an American political analyst, blogger, author and New York Times columnist. He was a senior editor of The Atlantic. He is the author of “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery,” which was published in October 2021. His other books include “To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism,” published in 2018; “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” (2012); “Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” (2005); “The Decadent Society” (2020); and, with Reihan Salam, “Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream” (2008). He is the film critic for National Review. Co-sponsors: Democracy Initiative, Department of Political Science, Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy -- Join in Friday afternoons on home football weekends for lectures by national leaders, journalists, and writers on questions of meaning, values, and purpose. Each lecture will take place in the Geddes Hall Andrews Auditorium followed by reception and book signing.Learn more

Faculty organist Kola Owolabi performs works by Francisco Correa de Arauxo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, John Scott Whiteley, and Louis Vierne. This concert is free and open to the public. Originally published at music.nd.edu.

Author Jan Carson will read from and discuss her new short story collection, Quickly, While They Still Have Horses (Scribner, July 2024).Book Description:  A surreal and darkly comic collection of stories that offer a fresh and irreverent look at life in contemporary Northern Ireland from “one of the most exciting and original Northern Irish writers of her generation” (The Sunday Times, London). Humorous and horrifying, tender and absurd, the stories in Quickly, While They Still Have Horses offer a fresh, irreverent look at life in post-conflict Northern Ireland. From first loves to strained relationships, the thrills and terrors of growing up to the dangers and challenges of parenthood, Carson infuses all her stories with empathy, dark wit, and a surreal edge. In “A Certain Degree of Ownership,” a distracted couple on a beach fail to notice their baby crawl perilously toward the sea. In “Grand So,” the ghost of a car’s previous owner haunts the backseat. In “Troubling the Water,” a rumor of miraculous healing creates chaos at a public swimming pool. Carson never fails to shock and delight as kids go missing in jungle gyms, a baby washes up on a riverbank in a biscuit tin, and a bloody hand appears (and reappears) in a refrigerator. Every so often, these stories travel into alternate versions of our world where pillars of fire are a new treatment for mental illness and animals deemed nonessential are going extinct by legislative orders. While the legacy of the Troubles is never far from Carson’s mind, it is only a backdrop to the worlds she’s woven in these stories, driven by characters who feel real enough to touch. This stunning collection marks the arrival of a “bracingly fresh, darkly funny, [and] unwaveringly compassionate” (The Irish News) writer to North American readers.Speaker Biography Jan Carson is a writer and community arts facilitator based in Belfast. She has published three novels, three short story collections and two micro-fiction collections. Her novel The Fire Starters won the EU Prize for Literature for Ireland 2019. Jan’s latest novel, The Raptures was published by Doubleday in early 2022 and was subsequently shortlisted for the An Post Irish Novel of the Year and Kerry Group Novel of the Year. Her short story collection Quickly, While They Still Have Horses was recently published by Scribner in July 2024. This event is co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program.   Originally published at irishstudies.nd.edu.