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Melisa Pereyra in am American Players Theatre Zoom reading of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," 2020.

Look on the bright side: There are no mosquitoes and no rain-outs with these virtual play readings from American Players Theatre. William Shakespeare's As You Like It is a perfect piece of summer entertainment: not as silly as A Midsummer Night's Dream, yet just as celebratory of the magic of retreating to the countryside to find true love. Rosalind (Melisa Pereyra) is one of the Bard's wittiest heroines, and Jaques (Tracy Michelle Arnold) one of his wittiest fools. Log on for the Facebook livestream with your at-home picnic, or watch any time until July 26 on the PBS Wisconsin website.

press release: American Players Theatre is excited to announce a new play reading series: Out of the Woods, play readings performed and recorded live. APT’s core acting company, alongside some other great APT actors, will be reading a selection of plays using Zoom virtual meeting software. The readings are streamed live and recorded by PBS Wisconsin. Play readings will be posted on Fridays at 7:00 PM CT on their website: pbswisconsin.org. On opening night, they will also stream on both APT’s and PBS Wisconsin’s Facebook pages. They will be free to view, with the full series available July 17-26

June 19

As You Like It 

By William Shakespeare. Directed by John Langs.

A quite-nearly-perfect Shakespearean comedy, featuring one of his greatest heroines. As sure as anything to make you feel like you're at home in our woods for an evening. Featuring: Tracy Michelle Arnold (Jaques), Kelsey Brennan (Phoebe), Nate Burger (Orlando), David Daniel (Touchstone), Sarah Day (Madame Le Beau/Reverend Olive Martext), Jim DeVita (Charles/William), Alys Dickerson (Celia), Tim Gittings (Corin/Jaques de Boys),Gavin Lawrence (Silvius), Colleen Madden (Audrey), Brian Mani (Duke Frederick/Duke Senior), Melisa Pereyra (Rosalind), James Ridge (Adam/Hymen), Marcus Truschinski (Oliver/Amiens).

Jacki Singleton: Stage Manager. Joe Cerqua: Sound Designer. Voice & Text Coach: Eva Breneman.