Free Shakespeare in the Park
Friday,Jul 29,2016
14919 38th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
Hip to Hip Theatre returns to the Voelker Orth Museum’s garden with the sparkling comedy As You Like It. The family-friendly production is for lovers of the Bard as well as those experiencing Shakespeare for the first time. The garden offers an intimate jewel box setting for the company’s lively and richly costumed productions. Families can enjoy Kids & the Classics, a 45-min interactive workshop for children. Offered one hour before the performance, it allows participants to interact with the text by previewing the characters and situations, creating links between the play and their own lives. It will help them better enjoy the play.
About the play: Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy about love, family and identity is full of wit, music and gender-bending fun. The rightful duke and his supporters have been banished, while his impulsive daughter Rosalind remains at the mercy of the oppressive new regime. Comic twists and turns abound when Rosalind, disguised as a boy, flees the court to seek her father in the mysterious Forest of Arden. Her journey of self-discovery brings her face to face with Orlando, the man she loves.
When: July 29, 7:30PM
Location: Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Avenue, Flushing,
Admission: FREE