The University of Notre Dame Band will kick off its 179th year with a marchout around the Notre Dame campus. Beginning outside the Ricci Band Rehearsal Hall, the band plans to march past several landmarks including the Hesburgh Library, Clarke Memorial Fountain, and Grace Hall. The marchout will conclude at the Ricci Family Fields. One of the traditional campus events ringing in the beginning of a new school year, the marchout will feature both veteran band members and students auditioning for a spot in the 2024 Band of the Fighting Irish.For more information about the Notre Dame Band, please visit our website: www.ndband.com

A night to remember! AS YOU LIKE IT OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION BUY TICKETS August 22, 2024Drinks & light hors d'oeuvres beginning at 6:00 p.m. EDT • Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. EDTDeBartolo Performing Arts Center A Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival tradition, the Opening Night Celebration will kick off the As You Like It performance series in grand style. This exclusive event features catered food and drink inside the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's beautiful and expansive lobby. Join us beginning at 6:00 p.m. EDT and mingle with members of the As You Like It production team; As You Like It's opening night performance follows at 7:30 p.m.  Don't miss this glorious night of laughter and celebration as we toast to the success of the 2024 Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival! A peek at what to expect...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.^ This individual is a member of the United Scenic Artists, Local 829, a union of designers and artists in the entertainment industry. 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 OperatorOriginally 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. 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.^ This individual is a member of the United Scenic Artists, Local 829, a union of designers and artists in the entertainment industry. 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.