The Elm Shakespeare Teen Troupe Spring 2021 Company Presents As You Like It Written by Elm Shakespeare Company
Directed by Elm Shakespeare’s Resident Teaching Artist, Benjamin Curns
Elm Shakespeare Company recently hired Benjamin Curns as The Elm Shakespeare Company’s Resident Teaching Artist.
Teen Troupe, for teens age 13-18, immerses each student into a challenging, creative environment working with theater professionals. In this format, students will work with Benjamin Curns to perform As You Like It.
As You Like It tells the story of a young woman named Rosalind. She is banished from court by her evil uncle, disguises herself as a man to seek her father in the wild and mysterious Forest of Arden. Along the way, she meets the dashing, young Orlando and though she is madly in love with him, conceals her identity to play a series of courtship games. Along the way, we meet a slew of terrific characters; there’s a wrestling match, singing, dancing, disguises, be