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AS YOU LIKE IT

William Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT

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.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE:

This Production Closed on Sept. 30. 2023

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:
CAST:
  • Courtney Johnson (ROSALIND)
  • Ben Trotter (ORLANDO)
  • Skylar Alexis (CELIA)
  • Ryan Hollon (TOUCHSTONE)
  • Zion Aguilar (JAQUES)
  • David Hutchison (DUKE SENIOR/DUKE FREDERICK)
  • Andrew Justus (OLIVER)
  • Marco Estrada (SILVIUS)
  • Jessica Plotin (LE BEAU/PHOEBE)
  • Jared Gaxiola (ADAM/CORIN)
  • Jacob Caldwell (DENNIS/AMIENS)
  • Taylar Ann (AUDREY)

September 2, 2023 @ 8:00 pm September 30, 2023 @ 11:00 pm