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. PERFORMANCE 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.

Join us for a moderated discussion with director Sara Holdren about her concept for the ND Shakespeare Festival Professional Company production of As You Like It.FREE event. Stop by prior to the evening performance beginning at 6:30 p.m., and get her insights into the process of building an Arden “as we like it." Originally published at shakespeare.nd.edu.

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. PERFORMANCE 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.