As You Like It – Audio Descriptions


PRE SHOW DESCRIPTIONS: Brooks Reeves: Adam/Sir Oliver Martext Clara Hevia: Celia Cleveland Nicol: Silvius Jared Troilo: Amiens Johnny Kuntz: Touchstone Joshua Olumide: Oliver Kandyce Whittingham: Audrey Maurice Emmanuel Parent: Duke Senior/Duke Frederick Nora Eschenheimer: Rosalind Patrick Vincent Curran:… Read More

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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Welcomes Distinguished Shakespearean Scholar Prof. Ayanna Thompson To Advisory Board


Boston, MA – As it approaches its 30th year of bringing free Shakespeare performances to Boston audiences, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) proudly announces the appointment of esteemed Shakespearean scholar Professor Ayanna Thompson to its Advisory Board. Prof. Thompson,… Read More

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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Cast & Creative Team Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Founding Artistic Director, are pleased to announce the cast of this summer’s production of Shakespeare’s lush romantic comedy, As You Like It on the Boston Common, directed by Steven Maler**. Performances… Read More

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Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Spring and Summer 2025 Programming Including Free Shakespeare on the Common


BOSTON, MA – The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Founding Artistic Director, are pleased to announce this summer’s offering of ‘Free Shakespeare on the Boston Common’: the delightful romance As You Like It directed by CSC Founding… Read More

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Episode 7: Macbeth, “Macbeth”


Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches, from the most famous to the most obscure. Just in time for Halloween, she explores The… Read More

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Episode 6: A Special Double Episode


Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches, from the most famous to the most obscure. This month, we return from a summer hiatus… Read More

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Episode 5: Nurse & Juliet, “Romeo and Juliet”


Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches, from the most famous to the most obscure. This month, she explores the Nurse and Juliet… Read More

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The Winter’s Tale: Casting Announcement


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Cast for   Shakespeare’s THE WINTER’S TALE Free Shakespeare on the Common July 16 – August 4   Boston, MA – Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Founding Artistic Director, are pleased to announce… Read More

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Episode 4: Prologue, “Henry V”


Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches, from the most famous to the most obscure. This month, she explores the Prologue of Henry… Read More

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ShakesDown Episode 3: Cassius (Julius Caesar)


Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches, from the most famous to the most obscure. This month, she explores Cassius’ Act 1, scene… Read More

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