As You Like It

Order It: Jaques's "All the world's a stage"

Speaking what we feel: Shakespeare’s plague plays

ENCORES: "Play, Music!" with Brian Kay (2017)

Up Close: A 'Seven Ages of Man' painting
Better than laughing: Renaissance melancholy

ENCORES: ‘As You Like It’ produced by Folger Theatre (2017)

Excerpt — ‘Of Human Kindness: What Shakespeare Teaches Us About Empathy’ by Paula Marantz Cohen

Outdoor Shakespeare: The pioneers of a summer tradition
Shakespeare by the sea, on the river, in the park or garden, on the common – in the summertime Shakespeare’s plays are everywhere outdoors! High-profile shows in New York’s Central Park or at Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival may come to…

5 things to look for when you watch "As You Like It"

Rosalind: Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine - an excerpt

Costumes in 'As You Like It'
Were it not better, Because that I am more than common tall, That I did suit me all points like a man? Much of the love-lorn humor in As You Like It comes from Rosalind’s male disguise, but she’s not…

An Actor Prepares: Aaron Krohn (Touchstone)
Aaron Krohn (Touchstone) Folger Spotlight has shown you components of As You Like It’s first rehearsal, had Matthew Pauli guide you on using the First Folio to explore Shakespeare’s verse, and taken you backstage with Tony Koehler to find out what there…