Read As You Like It - Online

What do you get when you mix romance, disguises, witty banter, a wrestling match, a love quadrangle, and an unexpected attack by a lioness? Well, if you’re lucky, you get As You Like It, one of Shakespeare’s most delightful and thought-provoking comedies.

Join us for a lively group reading as we follow Rosalind, Shakespeare’s most brilliant and engaging heroine, into the Forest of Arden. There, love gets complicated, identities get scrambled, and lovers pursue one another in some wonderfully ridiculous ways. Expect clever wordplay, bizarre romantic quadrangles, memorable characters, and a good number of laughs.

And there’s more to this play than merriment. Shakespeare explores surprisingly profound questions: Does wearing a disguise help reveal our true selves? How much of life depends on chance, and how much on our own choices? What do we gain (and lose) when we escape the familiar world for a simpler life in nature? And what does it really mean to be happy?

Come read, laugh, think, and discover (or rediscover) this remarkable play with us. No acting experience required. Just bring your curiosity, your sense of humor, and a spirit of adventure!

Logistics
Recommended text is Folger's, but we make it work no matter which version you have!
https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/as-you-like-it/

This is an online (Zoom) reading. On the day, we will read through the first half of the play, take a break, read the second half of the play, short break, then have a short discussion. We look forward to reading with you!