Thursday, June 21, 2012
Theater As You Like It is Perfect in the Park
Posted by Henry Stewart on Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Into this forest frolic wander more exiled former members of Frederick's dukedom, including the lovers-to-be Orlando and Rosalind. As the latter—often "disguised" as a man to measure her love's devotion—Lily Rabe offers a riveting comic performance; she has a rare gift, a rhythm and melody all her own: she makes Shakespeare's poetry sound vital and modern, like it were written just yesterday for an exceptional prime-time television comedy. With its loose energy, its contemporariness, and its wonderful songs, Daniel Sullivan's al fresco As You Like It evokes Karin Coonrod's Love's Labor's Lost at the Public last season. That was our favorite play of last year; this approaches such excellence. Don't miss it.
The Public's Shakespeare in the Park production of As You Like It continues until June 30. More info here.
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