As You Like It
Hudson Shakespeare
Company
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David Sewell
Kicking off the 2006 summer season was is the show that argues life's better in the forrest away from the stresses of urban life. As You Like It is a comedy that examines love in all of crazy forms from love at first site to the "madness" it can drive people to. Rosalind, the daughter of the deposed Duke falls for Orlando but is made to go on the lam and is accompanied by her cousin Celia. Deep in the forrest life and love finds them while they help other couples along the way.


































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Show Schedule
Wednesday, May 31, 9:30AM Ercel Webb School
Thursday, June 1 7:30PM, Kenilworth Library, Kenilworth, NJ
Friday, June 2 7:00PM, Pier A Park, Hoboken, NJ
Monday, June 5 7:00PM, Shipyard Park, Hoboken, NJ
Wednesday, June 7 - Anderson Park, Hackensack, NJ 7:30PM
Friday, June 9 7:00PM Van Vorst Park, Jersey City, NJ
Saturday, June 10 Stratford Public Library, Stratford, CT 2PM
Sunday, June 11 Ercel Webb Park, Jersey City, NJ 2PM
Monday, June 12 Sinatra Park, Hoboken, NJ 7PM
Wednesday, June 14 Anderson Park, Hackensack, NJ  7:30PM
Thursday, June 15 Ellsworth Park, Union City, NJ 8:00PM
Sunday, June 18, 20 & 21 Shetler Studios, 244 W54 St, 12 Floor, Studio 54 New York City 8PM


























Cast

ORLANDO                                     Keith Chandler
ADAM/HYMEN                            Victor Barranca
OLIVER                                          Matthew Smith
CHARLES/WILLIAM                   Theo Johnson
CELIA                                             Misty Foster
ROSALIND                                    Meghan Love
TOUCHSTONE                             McKey Carpenter
DUKE FREDERICK
/DUKE SENIOR                            Drew Pagliari
AMIENS                                         Melissa Arleth
CORIN/FIRST LORD                    Andrew Harriss
SILVIUS/SECOND LORD           Bennett Harrell
JAQUES                                          Keith Lubeley
PHOEBE                                         Sheila Joon
AUDREY                                         Jenny Schutzman

























































































































































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To see other 2006 Show Pages: A Few Good Men, Othello, As You Like It, Pericles, Two Gentlemen of Verona, All's Well That Ends Well

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Love or sexual attraction at first site? The usual intellectual and reflective Rosalind (Meghan Love) is attracted to the physical prowess of Orlando (Keith Chandler). Both are urged on by Celia (Misty Foster) and Adam (Victor Barranca). Stratford Library Amphitheater, Stratford, CT
Orlando attempts to make a name for himself outside of his brother's estage by challenging the Duke's champion wrestler Charles (Theo Johnson). Shipyard Park, Hoboken, NJ
Love continues in the forrest. The fool Touchstone (McKey Carpenter) beds and weds the simple sheperdess Audrey (Jenny Schutzman).
Stratford LIbrary Amphitheater, Stratford, CT
The clueless Phoebe (Sheila Joon) becomes infactuated with a disguised Rosalind while avoiding Silvius (Bennet Harrell) the man who truly is in love with her. Sinatra Park, Hoboken, NJ
Already living in the forrest of Arden is the banished Duke Senior and hss loyal nobles. Above, the happily melancholy Jaques (Keith Lubeley) recounts his famous speech that beings "All the world's a stage", while Amiens (Melissa Arleth) provides an underscore. Stratford Library Amphitheater, Stratford, CT
Amiens (Melissa Arleth) acts as musical narrator of the goings on in rhe court of Duke Frederick and the forest of Arden. Stratford Library Amphitheater, Stratford, CT.
Oliver de Boys (Matthew Smith) is attacked by his younger brother.Orlando (Keith Chandler) after being denied hsi peice of their father's inheritence. Orlando and his servant Adam are then banished by Oliver. Stratford Library Amphitheater, Stratford, CT
Rosalind (Meghan Love) is banished by her uncle (Duke Frederick) from his court as she is a constant reminder of his older brother, from whom he usurped power. In secret, Duke Frederick's daughter Celia (Misty Foster) and the fool Touchstone (Mckee Carpenter) accompany Rosalind. Above they travel far to the forrest of Arden. All are disguised with Rosalind assuming the guise of a young man named Ganymede. Stratford Library Amphitheater, Stratford, CT
Reunion of sorts. Rosalind (Meghan Love) finds several poems on trees all speaking of love for Rosalind. They were written by Orlando who has also taken up refuge in the forrest and has taken to defacing trees with his longing. Above, Rosalind tests the seriousness of Orlando's devotion while keeping hers at bay.by pretending the young man Ganymede. She challenges Oralndo that love is a fterrible and trite condition. To prove it to him, she says Orlando must act  toward "him" as if "he" were Rosalind.. Only by going through the motions can he see how futile his feelings are.
Kenilworth Public Library, Kenilworth, NJ
All is set right as Rosalind reveals her true identity and is married with Orlando along with her cousin Celia (Misty Foster) and Orlando's brother Oliver (Matthew Smith). Above a perplexed Jaques (Keith Lubeley) and Phoebe (Sheila Joon) look on. Stratford Library Amphitheater, Stratford, CT