Ellen Geer and Melora Marshall will be bring you Shakepeare’s As You Like It in the hills of Topanga. If you’ve never been to The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum then you’re in for a real treat. The theatre is located quite literally in the hillside of Topanga Canyon (they suggest you bring your own pillow for seating). The Geer’s have been putting on shows in Topanga for ages and always do an amazing job. You are more than welcome to come early and enjoy a picnic before the show or pick up snacks at the Hamlet Hut.

For those of you who don’t know the play As You Like It is about:

Two brothers alienated by ambition. Two more estranged by envy. Rosalind, daughter of a banished Duke, is forced to flee the court and enter the Forest of Arden when her uncle, usurper of his brother’s estate, threatens to have her killed. Accompanied by her cousin Celia, Rosalind disguises herself as a man for safety’s sake. The disguise comes in handy when she tests the devotion of her noble admirer, Orlando - who is also on the run from his hostile older brother. With Rosalind’s wit leading the way, the forces of true love and justice eventually triumph.

WHO:
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Ellen Geer and Melora Marshall
Featuring Samara Frame, Thad Geer, Willow Geer, Tim Halligan, Michael Lindsay, Mike Peebler, Earnestine Phillips and Gerald Rivers
Presented by The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

WHEN:
Opens Sunday, June 1 and continues through September 28
Sundays at 3 pm: June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27; Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Sept. 7, 21, 28 (dark Sept. 14)

• Pre-show discussion: Sunday, July 6 at 2 pm (included in ticket price)
• Herta’s Roundtable Discussion: Monday, June 23 from 7-9 pm (separate admission)

WHERE:
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga CA 90290
(midway between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ventura Freeway)

HOW:
(310) 455-3723 or www.theatricum.com

TICKETS:
Adults: $28 (lower tier); $20 (Upper tier)
Seniors, Students, Equity: $20/$15
Children (5-12): $8
Children under 5: free
Herta’s Roundtable Discussion: $15 (includes refreshments, all proceeds benefit the Herta Ware Scholarship Fund)

(average rating: 2 out of 5)

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