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Shakespeare in the Parks: AS YOU LIKE IT

All the world’s a stage! This fourth annual free-to-the-public event brings Shakespeare’s madcap story of love, mistaken identity, and finding oneself, AS YOU LIKE IT, to five locations around the Triangle. It’s love at first sight for spirited Rosalind and frustrated wrestler-turned-poet Orlando, but when the Duke banishes Rosalind from court, Orlando must brave the vast and mysterious Forest of Arden to bring her home. But Rosalind, disguised as a boy, is enjoying her adventures too much to go home just yet – especially when she might just find her long-lost father in the forest’s depths. Can Orlando’s truly awful poetry lead her back to love? Will Rosalind’s father reclaim his rightful dukedom? Filled with witty banter, unforgettable characters, and some of Shakespeare’s most beautiful poetry, As You Like It is a celebration of nature, love, and the power of finding yourself in a changing world. Set in a fictionalized North Carolina and infused with local music, this abridged version is the perfect way to experience the magic of Shakespeare under the open sky or on your busy schedule.
Tickets are free; reservations are recommended. Reserved seating is also available.

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Rhinoceros

Why are the residents of a small, sleepy French town turning into rampaging beasts? Apathetic everyman Bérenger becomes the last bastion of humanity, fighting against the stampede of the collective mind in Eugene Ionesco’s dark-comedy masterpiece. As his coworkers, loved ones, and best friend are eventually lured into the transformation, Berenger’s appreciation of the world he’s taken for granted grows – but will it be enough to stop the stampede? A timely allegory about the ease of totalitarianism and the struggle to maintain one’s individuality in a world where nonsensical things happen. 

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The Tempest

 

Prospero the exiled magician and her teenage daughter Miranda live on a desert island, with nothing but airy spirits (and Caliban the monster) for company.  But one night, a magical storm brings them a ship full of characters from Prospero’s past – the King of Naples, his handsome son Ferdinand, their scheming courtiers, and Prospero’s own treacherous brother Antonio. Can young love manage to bloom while the humans fight for power and the magical creatures for their freedom?

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Present Laughter

 

An aging actor balances his ego, art, admirers and romantic intrigues with the help of his quirky entourage.Snappy dialog, over-the-top characters, and surprise revelations abound in this classic British farce by Noel Coward, reimagined with a diverse cast and set amid the heyday of the black theater movement of the 1940s.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

 

Mayhem. Mischief.  Magic. When all of Athens gathers for a festival to celebrate the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta, four lovers and a group of would-be actors find themselves unwitting pawns in a battle between two feuding faerie courts.  Will the end result be a night they’ll never forget or one they’ll never quite remember?