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ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. - Floridant -- Royal Palm Beach, Florida (December 12, 2024) The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival is presenting its first wintertime Festival with the Shakespeare by the Palms V production of "As You Like It" on January 30 – February 2 at the Commons Park Amphitheater in Royal Palm Beach. Presented by The Village of Royal Palm Beach and sponsored by Gary and Katherine Parr, the performances take place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5 per person.
"We are incredibly excited to have this multitalented group of artists join us for our first wintertime Shakespeare Festival," says Shakespeare Festival Managing Producer, Elizabeth Dashiell. "Artistic Director Trent Stephens has put together a brilliant script that plays to the strength of our talented performers and we cannot wait to share it with our year-round residents and seasonal visitors."
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The cast list includes last summer's Dr. Kevin Crawford Fellowship recipient Lee Ritter (King Lear) in the role of Rosalind; Festival newcomer Tristen Hooks (Big Fish) as Orlando; Company actor Sara Grant (Macbeth, King Lear) as Celia; Madi Fernandez (Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream) returning to the Festival in the role of Phoebe; guest artist Ben Lusk as Oliver, and Company veteran performer Daryl Willis as Adam. All performers will play multiple roles, and live music will be performed by guest artist Ben Lusk (Forlorn Strangers, The Rally Club).
"As You Like It" follows the resourceful Rosalind and her friends as she journeys from the Royal Court to the Forest of Arden. Disguised as a shepherd, Rosalind encounters her love, Orlando, and decides to befriend him as a shepherd boy and cure Orlando of his "lovesickness" for Rosalind. Witty words and romance play out while the disputes between a pair of brothers comes to a happy ending for all.
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Guests attending the production are invited to bring a beach chair or blanket, picnic basket and enjoy on-site concessions each evening. For more information, please visit pbshakespeare.org.
The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival's 35th Anniversary Season continues with the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department partnered Shakespeare by the Sea production of The Winter's Tale on July 10 – 20, 2025, Thursdays through Sundays at the Seabreeze Amphitheater in Carlin Park, Jupiter.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Elizabeth Dashiell
561-543-8276
palmbeachpr@yahoo.com
Photos ©Jeffrey Langlois
1. Tristen Hooks and Lee Ritter as Orlando and Rosalind in "As You Like It" (c)Jeffrey Langlois
2. Lee Ritter as Rosalind in "As You Like It" (c)Jeffrey Langlois
3. Tristen Hooks as Orlando in "As You Like It" (c)Jeffrey Langlois
4. Logo – "As You Like It"
"We are incredibly excited to have this multitalented group of artists join us for our first wintertime Shakespeare Festival," says Shakespeare Festival Managing Producer, Elizabeth Dashiell. "Artistic Director Trent Stephens has put together a brilliant script that plays to the strength of our talented performers and we cannot wait to share it with our year-round residents and seasonal visitors."
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The cast list includes last summer's Dr. Kevin Crawford Fellowship recipient Lee Ritter (King Lear) in the role of Rosalind; Festival newcomer Tristen Hooks (Big Fish) as Orlando; Company actor Sara Grant (Macbeth, King Lear) as Celia; Madi Fernandez (Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream) returning to the Festival in the role of Phoebe; guest artist Ben Lusk as Oliver, and Company veteran performer Daryl Willis as Adam. All performers will play multiple roles, and live music will be performed by guest artist Ben Lusk (Forlorn Strangers, The Rally Club).
"As You Like It" follows the resourceful Rosalind and her friends as she journeys from the Royal Court to the Forest of Arden. Disguised as a shepherd, Rosalind encounters her love, Orlando, and decides to befriend him as a shepherd boy and cure Orlando of his "lovesickness" for Rosalind. Witty words and romance play out while the disputes between a pair of brothers comes to a happy ending for all.
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Guests attending the production are invited to bring a beach chair or blanket, picnic basket and enjoy on-site concessions each evening. For more information, please visit pbshakespeare.org.
The Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival's 35th Anniversary Season continues with the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department partnered Shakespeare by the Sea production of The Winter's Tale on July 10 – 20, 2025, Thursdays through Sundays at the Seabreeze Amphitheater in Carlin Park, Jupiter.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Elizabeth Dashiell
561-543-8276
palmbeachpr@yahoo.com
Photos ©Jeffrey Langlois
1. Tristen Hooks and Lee Ritter as Orlando and Rosalind in "As You Like It" (c)Jeffrey Langlois
2. Lee Ritter as Rosalind in "As You Like It" (c)Jeffrey Langlois
3. Tristen Hooks as Orlando in "As You Like It" (c)Jeffrey Langlois
4. Logo – "As You Like It"
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