Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Studio Theater
Sept. 2 – Sept. 30, 2023
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Michael Hernandez-Phillips
In one of Shakespeare’s most delightful comedies, we are thrown into the depths of the Forest of Arden, only now it is the Central Park of the 1950s, filled street vendors and beatniks as Rosalind, Orlando, and a band of love-struck, eccentric characters flee the rigidness and paranoia of the 5th Avenue elite. As they engage in sibling rivalry, unrequited love, assassination plots, mistaken identity, and wrestling, this roller-coaster of emotions and errors will have you rooting for fools and pulling for redemption. With some of Shakespeare’s most memorable dialogue, As You Like It will allow you to escape the pressures of real life into the fantasy of romantic froth.
PLEASE NOTE: The Studio Theater is on the 2nd Floor. There is no elevator and the theater is only accessible by stairs.
COVID Patron Safety Protocol
Masks are strongly encouraged to be worn inside the theatre spaces, but are not required except for special performances.
Masks are required for those coughing and sneezing.
Masks are available for any patron or volunteer who would like or need one.
LBP will have Masks Required performances for those that would prefer a masked audience experience, check with the Box Office for those dates.
Any questions regarding the policy please call and speak to a staff member, 562-494-1014
This Show Contains:
Simulated Smoking
Grown Men Wrestling
Beat Poetry by Beatniks
Sibling Rivalry and Petty Jealousies
Lion Attacks!
This is a Two Act Show,
with one, 15 min. Intermission
• Act I is Approx. 1hr. 30 min.
• 15 Minute Intermission
• Act II is Approx. 1hr.
PREVIEW CLIP 1:
PREVIEW CLIP 2:
PERFORMANCE PHOTOS:
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 1: Courtney Johnson (ROSALIND), Skylar Alexis (CELIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 2: Andrew Justus (OLIVER), Ben Trotter (ORLANDO)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 3: FRONT: Marco Estrada (CHARLES), Ben Trotter (ORLANDO), BACK: Jessica Plotin (LE BEAU), Ryan Hollon (TOUCHSTONE), Zion Aguilar (LORD), David Hutchison (DUKE FREDERICK), Jacob Caldwell (DENNIS), Taylar Ann (LADY)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 4: Jacob Caldwell (AMIENS), David Hutchison (DUKE SENIOR), Taylar Ann (BEATNICK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 5: Ryan Hollon (TOUCHSTONE), Skylar Alexis (CELIA), Courtney Johnson (ROSALIND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 6: Ryan Hollon (TOUCHSTONE), Skylar Alexis (CELIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 7: David Hutchison (DUKE SENIOR), Zion Aguilar (JAQUES), Jacob Caldwell (AMIENS), Jessica Plotin (BEATNICK), Taylar Ann (BEATNICK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 8: Zion Aguilar (JAQUES)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 9: Taylar Ann (AUDREY), Jared Gaxiola (CORIN), Ryan Hollon (TOUCHSTONE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 10: Courtney Johnson (ROSALIND), Skylar Alexis (CELIA)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 11: Ben Trotter (ORLANDO), Skylar Alexis (CELIA), Courtney Johnson (ROSALIND)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 12: Marco Estrada (SILVIUS), Jessica Plotin (PHOEBE)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 13: Ben Trotter (ORLANDO), Andrew Justus (OLIVER)
(Michael Hardy Photography)
AS YOU LIKE IT (STUDIO, Sept. 2 – Sept 30, 2023)
PHOTO 14: BACK ROW: Jacob Caldwell (DENNIS/AMIENS), Taylar Ann (AUDREY), Skylar Alexis (CELIA), Andrew Justus (OLIVER), Marco Estrada (CHARLES/SILVIUS), Jared Gaxiola (ADAM/CORIN), FRONT ROW: Zion Aguilar (JAQUES), Ryan Hollon (TOUCHSTONE), Courtney Johnson (ROSALIND), Ben Trotter (ORLANDO), Jessica Plotin (LE BEAU/PHOEBE), David Hutchison (DUKE SENIOR/DUKE FREDERICK)
(Michael Hardy Photography)