{"id":344741,"date":"2023-10-01T13:52:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T17:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/?p=344741"},"modified":"2023-10-01T13:52:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T17:52:17","slug":"an-enchanting-as-you-like-it-at-chesapeake-shakespeare-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/2023\/10\/01\/an-enchanting-as-you-like-it-at-chesapeake-shakespeare-company\/","title":{"rendered":"An enchanting &#8216;As You Like It&#8217; at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Shakespeare\u2019s comedies, forests are places of transformation, playfulness, love, and healing, an alternative to and inversion of the rigid rules and patriarchal norms that define cities and royal courts. Think of the licentious liberty of the forest outside of Athens in <em>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, or consider the magical island where Prospero lives in <em>The Tempest<\/em>. But Shakespeare\u2019s forest of Arden in <em>As You Like It <\/em>may be his most wondrous green world\u2014where an exiled Duke and his royal followers live like Robin Hood and his merry men, where lovelorn shepherds become philosophers and poets, a place of lyricism and love, where there are \u201ctongues in trees\u2026 sermons in stones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) begins its 21st season with <em>As You Like It <\/em>directed by the Company\u2019s founding artistic director Ian Gallanar with warmth, humor, and congeniality.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344744\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344744\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-008-800x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-008-800x600-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-008-800x600-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-008-800x600-1-460x345.jpg 460w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-008-800x600-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cast of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u2018As You Like It.\u2019 Photo by Kiirstn Pagan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gallanar\u2019s concept for the production\u20141940s Francoist Spain\u2014creates a clear binary between the fascist court of the usurping Duke Frederick and the forest of Arden. For those of us who may forgotten the Spanish Civil War and ensuing decades of dictatorship unit in European history class, the expert styling of set (Kathyrn Kwecki), lighting (Jennifer Leon), sound (Gallanar does double duty), costumes (Kristina Lambdin), props (John Bakker), and innovative projections (Mark Williams) all hint at a historic moment and setting, without belaboring the point.<\/p>\n<p>Duke Frederick (a stern and cold Gregory Burgess) rules from the balcony of his Brutalist concrete compound, where his demands and decrees are projected on large screens, creating a Big Brother vibe of surveillance and cowardice. In his royal court, all members wear gray clothing\u2014crisp, gray business suits for the men, and tailored gray dresses for the women.<\/p>\n<p>Frederick\u2019s court is where men deny familial and political duty: Frederick has overthrown his brother Duke Senior and banishes his niece Rosalind, and Oliver de Boys has disinherited his youngest brother Orlando and thrown out his elderly loyal servant Adam (a touching and comic turn by Scott Alan Small). Rosalind and her dearest cousin Celia decide to disguise themselves as a shepherd and his sister for their safety, and Orlando and Adam pack up their meager belongings. All the exiles flee to Arden.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344745\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344745\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-010.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-010-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-010-335x460.jpg 335w, https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CSC-AsYouLikeIt-PRESS-010-768x1056.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lauren Davis, Surasree Das, and Gregory Burgess in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u2018As You Like It.\u2019 Photo by Kiirstn Pagan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arden is a polychromatic and musical world, where court and country come together. Green projections of swaying trees and sun-dappled leaves enliven the gray set. Ami Dang\u2019s original compositions blend elements of North Indian classical music with dominant sitar notes. The shepherds and refugees in Arden wear traditional Basque costumes in vibrant hues embroidered with bright flowers and vines or quilted together from vivid patterned fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>Arden is Edenic, where people of different classes, backgrounds, and languages come together in harmony. An occasional Shakespearean line is delivered in Spanish and love notes attached to the pillars of the theater are written in a variety of languages. In addition to Spanish and Basque designs, there are nods to South Asian culture, too, from music to occasional fabric choices. This all adds to the specialness of Arden, where all languages of love beautify the natural surroundings. This idyllic world is where refugees are welcomed into the fold and strict class hierarchies all but dissolve; the disposed Duke Senior (a convivial Brendan Murray) and his lords (Michael P. Sullivan, Saraniya Tharmarajah, Elana Michelle) break their bread with hard-working herders (Jonas Connors-Grey, Matt Harris).<\/p>\n<p>In Arden, we have many young lovers in a myriad of complex love geometries (love triangles are too simple) before pairing off into couples. There is the doting Silvius (Jordan Brown) and his dismissive target Phebe (Lizzi Albert) who pines for another Rosalind in her masculine guise; the randy pairing of the goatherd Audrey (Kate Forton) and court jester Touchstone; the love-at-first-sight couple Celia (Surasree Das) and the reformed Oliver de Boys (Ethan Larsen); and the heart of the play\u2014Rosalind (Lauren Davis) and Orlando (Gabriel Alejandro). Albert\u2019s Phebe taking ole timey thirst trap photos with a large vintage camera and Dylan Arredondo\u2019s lecherous Touchstone steal many scenes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344747\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344747\" src=\"https:\/\/dctheaterarts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/As-You-Like-It-CSC-800x1000-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOP: Lauren Davis and Surasree Das; ABOVE: Dylan Arredondo and Kate Forton in Chesapeake Shakespeare Company\u2019s \u2018As You Like It.\u2019 Photos by Kiirstn Pagan Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trio of CSC company members Lauren Davis as Rosalind, Gabriel Alejandro as Orlando, and Surasree Das as Celia are all especially commendable in their performances and have beautiful chemistry together. Davis plays one of Shakespeare\u2019s most irrepressible and charming comedic heroines with wit and authenticity. Her Rosalind is plucky and resourceful, unable to be brought low by her uncle\u2019s cruelty and commanding her scenes where she teaches Orlando how to woo a lady. Alejandro and Das both burn brightly in their CSC debuts. Alejandro is utterly disarming as Orlando, capably covering the young man\u2019s shifting fortunes and generally upbeat personality with aplomb. And Das is pure gold as Celia\u2014showing the character\u2019s growth from a sheltered but kind-hearted princess into an (almost) independent young woman\u2014exuding energy and enthusiasm at every turn.<\/p>\n<p>There were still a few rough spots on opening night, such as an occasional missed line or cue, and the pacing was off for the first few scenes of the play in Duke Frederick\u2019s court, heavy on exposition and performed a few beats too slowly\u2014excepting the comic bravado of Charles the luchador (Jordan Brown) and Rosalind\u2019s tongue-tied flirting with Orlando. But the conclusion of the play\u2014couples are wed, brothers reunited, wrongs forgiven, and order restored all via a projected <em>deus ex machina<\/em> moment\u2014and the ending jig (here done as a bright Bollywood-style dance) offer a place of respite, renewal, and community.<\/p>\n<p>As Celia claims upon first entering Arden, \u201cI like this place and willingly could waste my time in it.\u201d At CSC, the forest of Arden welcomes you for an enchanted evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com\/shows-tickets\/asyoulikeit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>As You Like It<\/em><\/strong><\/a> plays through October 22, 2023, at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD. Adult tickets start at $29; tickets for youths under 25 start at $28. Subscriptions and tickets can be purchased by calling 410-244-8570, ordering <a href=\"https:\/\/chesshakes.my.salesforce-sites.com\/ticket\/?_gl=1*18y6f0v*_gcl_au*NzQ2NzUwMjg3LjE2OTYxNzUyNTY.*_ga*OTI4OTQxNDg1LjE2OTYxNzUyNTY.*_ga_D1PFX03FYE*MTY5NjE3NTI1Ni4xLjEuMTY5NjE3NTI2OC40OC4wLjA.#\/events\/a0U5d00000lx478EAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or visiting the Box Office in person.<\/p>\n<p>The program for <em>As You Like It<\/em> is online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com\/shows-tickets\/program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>CAST<br \/>\n<\/u>DUKE SENIOR &#8211; Brendan Murray<br \/>\nROSALIND &#8211; Lauren Davis*<br \/>\nDUKE FREDERICK &#8211; Gregory Burgess*<br \/>\nCELIA &#8211; Surasree Das<br \/>\nOLIVER DE BOYS &#8211; Ethan Larsen<br \/>\nORLANDO DE BOYS &#8211; Gabriel Alejandro<br \/>\nJAQUES DE BOYS &#8211; Michael P. Sullivan*<br \/>\nADAM &#8211; Scott Alan Small*<br \/>\nTOUCHSTONE &#8211; Dylan Arredondo<br \/>\nAMIENS &#8211; Elana Michelle*<br \/>\nLE BEAU\/LORD &#8211; Saraniya Tharmarajah<br \/>\nPHEBE &#8211; Lizzi Albert*<br \/>\nSILVIUS\/CHARLES &#8211; Jordan Brown<br \/>\nCORIN &#8211; Jonas Connors-Grey*<br \/>\nAUDREY &#8211; Kate Forton*<br \/>\nWILLIAM &#8211; Ty Velines<\/p>\n<p>CREATIVE TEAM<br \/>\nDirector &#8211; Ian Gallanar*<br \/>\nProduction Manager &#8211; Sarah Curnoles*<br \/>\nAssistant Director &#8211; Molly Moores*<br \/>\nStage Manager &#8211; Marshall B Garret<br \/>\nSet Design &#8211; Kathryn Kawecki<br \/>\nLighting Design &#8211; Jeniffer Leon<br \/>\nSound Design &#8211; Ian Gallanar*<br \/>\nCostume Design &#8211; Kristina Lambdin*<br \/>\nProps Design &#8211; John Bakker<br \/>\nProjection Design &#8211; Mark Williams<br \/>\nMusic Director &#8211; Grace Srinivasan*<br \/>\nComposer &#8211; Ami Dang<br \/>\nPuppet Maker &#8211; Jessica Rassp*<br \/>\nDance\/Movement Choreographer &#8211; Shea Hemby<br \/>\nFight Choreographer\/Intimacy Director &#8211; Jordan Stanford<br \/>\nAssistant Stage Manager &#8211; Cat Moreschi<br \/>\nDramaturg &#8211; Michael Lonegro*<\/p>\n<p>* CSC Company Member<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founding artistic director Ian Gallanar directs the season opener with warmth, humor, and congeniality.   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