Department of Performing Arts to present ‘As You Like It’ April 11-13

Performances of the Shakespeare comedy will take place in McCrary Theatre in the Center for the Arts.

The Department of Performing Arts will offer its production of William Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” April 11-13 in McCrary Theatre in the Center for the Arts.

As You Like It promotional poster with details about the performancesExperience the classic work at its best with mistaken identities, clever wordplay, and evading societal norms by escaping to the forest, only this production has a supernatural twist. Love is in the air, but so is something more sinister. Can Rosalind and Celia escape the growing strife and restore their friends and loved ones to life “as we like it”?

“As You Like It” is adapted and directed by Professor of Theatre Kevin Otos.

The production will feature the work of the following faculty and staff:

  • Scenic Design and Production Management by Charles Glenn Johnson
  • Costume Design by Kayla Higbee
  • Lighting Design by Gregory A. Thorn
  • Sound Design by Michael Smith
  • Props Coordination by Chris Fields
  • Costume Shop Management by Heidi Jo Schiemer
  • Technical Direction by Luis Silva
  • Fight Direction by Jeff A.R. Jones

Performances will take place:

  • Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
  • Friday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 13, 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Admission is free for students, staff, and faculty with a Phoenix card and is $15 for the general public. Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts Box Office or www.elon.edu/boxoffice.