As You Like It
by Shakespeare

This summer we will be taking a romantic romp through the forests of Arden. Join us this summer for our 16th year, mounting As You Like It. The show will be rehearsed Ren-Style. We will mimic the way shows were rehearsed during the Renaissance. Actors are only provided a cue script, not the entire play, and come in fully memorized and off book.  Rehearsals are limited to approximately 24 - 48 hours (~10-14 days) prior to opening the final weekend in July and runs for 4 weekends. 

We are accepting audition videos by email to vallejoshakesauditions@gmail.com, along with your headshot and resume. Video Auditions should be no longer than two minutes of a memorized Shakespeare monologue, full body. We will be holding live auditions at Hanns Park in Vallejo on April 26 & 27 12-3 pm. Email to set up an audition time. Prepare a 1 minute memorized monologue and be prepared to read sides.

Vallejo Shakespeare is seeking non-union actors to join our 2025 production. Double/Triple Casting.
NON-TRADITIONAL, COLOR-BLIND, GENDER-BLIND CASTING. 

$350 honorarium + tips & lunch at traveling shows.
This is an ensemble production and will also require set-up and break-down at each venue.
Rehearsal schedule is as follows: Dramaturgy Zoom TBD late June.

Cast Read-thru July 6, 5:30 PM
Live rehearsal schedule:
July 14-18 6-9pm, July 19-20 11am-4pm and July 21-25 6-9pm at Hanns Park in Vallejo. With potential extra rehearsal for fight and intimacy scenes.
Due to the intense schedule and style of rehearsing there can be zero conflicts (emergencies excepted).
Performances:
July 26 & 27 Vallejo,
August 2 Benicia,
August 3 Martinez,
August 9 Fairfield,
August 10 Piedmont,
August 15 & 16 Vino Godfather Winery, Vallejo.
All shows in the park at 4pm. Final shows at 7pm.
www.vallejoshakespeare.org to check out Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park.

Vallejo Shakespeare in the Park aims to provide professional performance opportunities to Bay Area actors of color, various gender identity, and women through non-traditional casting. We want our productions to reflect the community in which they are performed and help our audience connect to classical theater with exciting contemporary staging.

We believe the arts are an important part of the fabric of a community and we want to do our part to ensure a thriving arts environment and help raise the value of the arts as a public benefit. We present a “bare-bones” production, concentrating on the actor’s performances and honest storytelling, with minimal set and modern dress.

We also participate in Vallejo's Independence Day parade, a 169 year tradition, which will be on a Friday this year. Participation is voluntary.

Vallejoshakespeare@gmail.com for more information.

As You Like It
Characters:
Orlando, youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys
Oliver, his elder brother
Second Brother, brother to Orlando and Oliver, named Jaques
Adam, servant to Oliver and friend to Orlando
Dennis, servant to Oliver
Rosalind, daughter to Duke Senior
Celia, Rosalind’s cousin, daughter to Duke Frederick
Touchstone, a court Fool
Duke Frederick, the usurping duke
Charles, wrestler at Duke Frederick’s court
Le Beau, a courtier at Duke Frederick’s court
Duke Senior, the exiled duke, brother to Duke Frederick
Jaques
Amiens
Corin, a shepherd
Silvius, a young shepherd in love
Phoebe, a disdainful shepherdess
Audrey, a goat-keeper
William, a country youth in love with Audrey
Sir Oliver Martext, a parish priest
Hymen, god of marriage
Lords, Attendants, Musicians