# Cal Shakes: As You Like It at Bruns Amphitheater, September 19, 2024

[Cal Shakes](https://calshakes.org/asyoulikeit/) presents William Shakespeare's _As You Like It_  
[Bruns Amphitheater](https://calshakes.org/experience/welcome-to-the-bruns/)  
[100 California Shakespeare Theater Way, Orinda, CA 94563 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=100+California+Shakespeare+Theater+Way,+Orinda,+CA+94563+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Thursday, September 19, 2024

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[7:25 PM] {pre-show talk by Dr. Philippa Kelly about the play and this rendition}

## Act One

[7:59 PM] {lights down, pre-performance announcements by Clive Worsley, Cal Shakes Executive Director }

[8:02 PM] {Act One begins}  
[9:m PM] {Act One ends}

## Act Two

[9:m PM] {lights down; Act Two begins}  
[10:54 PM] {Act Two ends}

## Performers

* Sofia Ahmad: _Celia_, Duke Frederick's daughter and Rosalind's cousin;
* Catherine Castellanos: _Duke Senior_/_Duke Frederick_, younger brother to Duke Senior, and usurper of his throne;
* Sam Jackson: _Rosalind_, Duke Senior's daughter;
* Leontyne Mbele-Mbong: _Oliver de Boys_, eldest son and heir to Old Sir Rowland de Boys/_Corin_, an elderly shepherd;
* Alicia M. P. Nelson: _Phebe_, a proud shepherdess/_Lord_/_Forest Lord_;
* Jed Parsario: _Silvius_, a shepherd/_Charles_, a wrestler;
* Jessica Powell: _Adam_, a faithful servant of Old Sir Rowland de Boys who follows Orlando into exile/_Sir Oliver Martext_, a curate/_Hymen_, god of marriage;
* Stacy Ross: _Jaques_, the melancholy commentator/_Denis_, a servant of the de Boys;
* Nic A. Sommerfeld: _LeBeau_, a courtier of Duke Frederick/_Amiens_, an attending lord and musician in the Forest of Arden/_Audrey_, a country girl;
* Chris Steele: _Touchstone_, the jester;
* Wiley Naman Strasser: _Orlando de Boys_, youngest son of Old Sir Rowland de Boys.

## Notes

Today was another damp and chilly day, so Ting and I bundled up for tonight's outdoor event: wool socks, tights, fleece-lined pants, long sleeves, wool overshirts, and down outerlayers. Yes, we were very cozy!

This production of _As You Like It_ was very well done: it was tweaked just enought to feel modern while retaining the charm of the 1599 original. Go see it while you have the chance!

[Program Notes](https://calshakes.org/as-you-like-it-2024-program/)

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2024-09-15|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2024|Up to the 2024 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2024#September_events|Up to the 2024 event list!]] ☸ [[2024-09-20|On to the next event!]]