As You Like It

April 12th – 29th

7:30 PM Thur – Sun

Asheville Masonic Temple
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This Shakespeare comedy follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle’s court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden. There’s plenty of Shakespearean poetry , frivolity, and cross-dressing, along with the famous “All the world’s a stage” soliloquy. Come join the merry displaced band in the forest at The Masonic Temple.

 


The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)

May 10 – 27
7:30 PM Thur – Sun
Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre

Can three guys really cover thirty-seven Shakespeare plays in less than two hours? Fresh and updated every year, this fast-firing comedy does just that as it parodies all of the Shakespeare plays (plus the sonnets!) with only three performers in two acts. This play is full of energy as the characters run across the stage and keep you guessing how they will pull off the next play. Clever use of some interesting costumes also adds to the fun.


Much Ado About Nothing

June 1 -23
7:30 PM Thur – Sun
Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre

We’re delighted to bring back this classic comedy about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and Beatrice, and Claudio and Hero, last performed in 2007. Benedick and Beatrice are engaged in a “merry war”. They both talk a mile a minute and proclaim their scorn for love, marriage, and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are sweet young people who are rendered practically speechless by their love for one another. Can Benedick and Beatrice ever find love? Can Claudio and Hero’s love survive? And really, what’s all the ado about? Come find out in this fun romp opening our Summer Shakespeare season.


A Midsummer Night’s Dream

June 28 – July 22
7:30 PM Thur – Sun
Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre

A constant favorite, Shakespeare’s beloved comedy portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, who are manipulated by the fairies that inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. A fun play for adults and children alike.


The Merry Wives of Windsor

July 27 – August 18
7:30 PM Thur – Sun
Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre

This uproarious social comedy features the hilarious courtships of fat knight, Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare’s only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. Falstaff’s attempts to woo 3 different married women result in a turning of the tables and a hilarious comeuppance. We haven’t performed this one since 1995, so you’re in for a real treat!