Hawaii Shakespeare Festival - As You Like It

As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Directed by Swaine Kaui

Synopsis

When Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is banished from her uncle’s estate, she flees to the wilderness disguised as a man and accompanied by her cousin Celia and the jester Touchstone. There she encounters a community of displaced souls, including her father and the noble Orlando, with whom she falls deeply in love.

This production brings a fresh perspective to Shakespeare’s classic by setting it in the American South. The rich, melodic drawl of Southern accents brings Shakespeare’s language to life, adding a layer of warmth and authenticity that resonates with the play’s themes of love, loss and reunion and invites the audience to experience the story through a new and vivid lens.

The lush, atmospheric setting of the outdoor stage at Hawaiian Mission Houses provides a perfect backdrop for the play’s exploration of transformation and renewal in Shakespeare’s Forest of Arden.

Cost: $25

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