Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

William Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” is coming to Rye Town Park on Friday, August 5th at 5:30 p.m.  The performance will be held on the Park’s lawn, by the small pavilion near the lifeguard station. 

This is a special outdoor venue adaptation produced by Carin and Peter Green and their Company, the Lawn Chair Theater.  Performing the play amidst the park’s trees and rolling lawn is in keeping with the spirit of the play’s famous line: “All the world’s a stage.” 

As You Like It is an active, witty meditation on love set in a magical forest.  Couples meet and marry, lost lovers reunite, jesters woo, philosophers sing, evildoers undergo miraculous conversions, exiles find companionship and feuding families are reunited, all in the space of two hours.

The director of the production is Tal Aviezer, and original music has been composed by Josh Carriero. 

Tal Aviezer is directing his fourth Shakespeare production for the Lawn Chair Theatre. His previous credits with the group include The Tempest, Two Gentlemen of Verona and Twelfth Night. A resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, he is artistic director of Red Monkey Theater Group for which he has directed over sixteen productions in Westchester and New York City, including many Shakespeare classics.

The cast features Rye residents Connor Antico and Gwendolyn Wiegold; Port Chester residents Rasha Clark, John Fotia, Mario Fuentes, Charlie Krause, Lawrence J. Reina and Kyle Thomas; Stamford, Conn. residents Dara Gold, Kimberly Lowden and Rossither Saez; as well as Liana Beklar of Montibello, Craig Campanaro of Dobbs Ferry; Jason Cocovinis of Ardsley, Scott Faubel of White Plains, Maureen Fleming of Sleepy Hollow, Claudia Marino of Purchase, Rhea Sandstrom of Brooklyn, Charlia Scatamacchia of Ossining, Elliott Robinson of the Bronx and Lisa Spielman of New City.

Admission to the program is free, but contributions are welcome.  People living near the park are encouraged to walk or bike.  The fee for parking after 5 p.m. on “Fireworks Fridays” is $5.00 for people without season permits.  Parking is free for permit holders.   

Audience members should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets.  There is no reserved seating.  The rain date is Saturday, Aug. 13th at 2 p.m. 

Partial support for this performance comes from the Port Chester Council for the Arts, the Port Chester Dept of Recreation, and the Rye Town Park Commission. 

For further information: www.porchestershakespeare.com or call the Park at 967-0965.