As You Like It (Artemis)
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Aug 1, 2002
Closed Aug 18, 2002
Opened Aug 1, 2002
Closed Aug 18, 2002
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
In As You Like It, banishment leads to a personal inner journey mirrored by the exile into the Forest of Arden. Shakespeare's comedy focuses on the triumphs of love and faith over despair and cynicism.
Schedule and Locations (all in Central Park)
Cherry Hill Lawn, SW of the Lake on 72nd Street
Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15 at 6pm
Rock at W. 81st St., E. of Diana Ross Playground
Fridays, August 2, 9, 16 at 6pm
NW of the Formal Garden, W of 106th St. & 5th Ave.
Saturdays & Sundays, August 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 2pm
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All the world's a stage for Artemis and the Wild Things, whose mini-tour of As You Like It in Central Park doesn't confine itself to the Delacorte Theater. The performance that I attended was in a remote section of Central Park West called Cherry Hill -- a location that even music director John Schenkel had trouble finding. Like the rude mechanicals of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, this company sees an open area and says: "This green plot shall be our stage."
The group's treatment of Shakespeare is refreshing. Too often, directors compete with the Bard, using his words as tools to explore their own creative energies. How often do Shakespeare productions try to stun viewers [...]