Plenty to Like in “As You Like It” at CSC
It wouldn’t be a Shakespearean comedy without gendered disguises, and Rosalind becomes “Ganymede,” who is able to help Orlando woo his new crush, Rosalind herself.
April 8, 2023
It wouldn’t be a Shakespearean comedy without gendered disguises, and Rosalind becomes “Ganymede,” who is able to help Orlando woo his new crush, Rosalind herself.
Contrasting rules and rebellion, “As You Like It” mashes together the bard’s classic comedy with a 90’s rock musical. If you remember your Sony Discman
The Performances
All of the students do an excellent job at portraying their roles. The cast of Trifles really sells the circumstances and the coldness of both the Iowa farm where it takes place. They also sell the tension of both the murder and the gender politics on display.
Higher delivers on the promise of the modern rock musical; It touches the soul through harmony and beauty while bringing you face to face with uncomfortable slices of reality.
‘How do we wield power and who becomes subjugated under it? What does it mean to literally or metaphorically “murder” someone?’
