"As You Like It"
Shakespeare & Company, Lenox.
Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox,and director of this summer's play, calls "All's Well That Ends Well, "an almost adult comedy." One of Shakespeare's "festive" comedies, written soon after "Othello," it's the topsy-turvy tale of an orphan bride in a self-brokered marriage who can't get her husband to bed her. But no fear; "Girls just wanna have fun," and Helena is a girl with a plan.
Part fairy tale, part cautionary fable and wholly poking fun at the parts of both genders, "All's Well That Ends Well" asks its audience to suspend disbelief and visit a world when medicine was magic and the power of love conquered all. It is one of Shakespeare's simplest stories, written for entertainment and fun. Yet it rings true with the foolishness and chemistry of young love, the sadness and foibles of age, and the bumps taken on the way to self-awareness.
The play runs through August 31st with matinees and evening performances. By the way, the other Bard production this season is "Othello" -- offering drama at its utmost in comparison to all of this comedy. www.shakespeare.org
Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox,and director of this summer's play, calls "All's Well That Ends Well, "an almost adult comedy." One of Shakespeare's "festive" comedies, written soon after "Othello," it's the topsy-turvy tale of an orphan bride in a self-brokered marriage who can't get her husband to bed her. But no fear; "Girls just wanna have fun," and Helena is a girl with a plan.
Part fairy tale, part cautionary fable and wholly poking fun at the parts of both genders, "All's Well That Ends Well" asks its audience to suspend disbelief and visit a world when medicine was magic and the power of love conquered all. It is one of Shakespeare's simplest stories, written for entertainment and fun. Yet it rings true with the foolishness and chemistry of young love, the sadness and foibles of age, and the bumps taken on the way to self-awareness.
The play runs through August 31st with matinees and evening performances. By the way, the other Bard production this season is "Othello" -- offering drama at its utmost in comparison to all of this comedy. www.shakespeare.org
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