The theatre arts departments at Shoreline and Edmonds Community Colleges have productions opening this weekend — one a musical, the other, a classic comedy.
Edmonds Community College Theatre Arts presents Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” at the Edmonds Center for the Arts May 14 through 16. Romance and redemption are Shakespeare’s themes this time around in this romp through the forest of Arden, featuring the wit and wisdom of Rosalind, masquerading as a boy. The play features one of Shakespeare’s most famous and oft-quoted speeches, “All the world’s a stage,” and is the origin of the phrase “too much of a good thing.”
The play is directed by Joanna Goff.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 14 through 16, and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16. The 2 p.m. show on May 16 will be American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted.
Tickets are $11 for adults, $9 for students/seniors, available by calling 425-640-1448 or www.theatreedmonds.org. Tickets are also sale now at the Black Box Theatre’s Box office in Mukilteo Hall.
Shoreline Community College presents the musical adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden,” opening this weekend in the campus theatre, May 15 and 16, and continuing May 21 through 23. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
“The Secret Garden” tells the story of a young orphaned girl, Mary Lennox, who discovers and brings to life a long-forgotten garden. As the garden grows and flourishes under her care so do the people who surround her. The Broadway production earned four Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards.
Tickets are $15 general, $10 seniors &college students, $8 children 14 &under &SCC students with College ID, available by calling the SCC box office at 206-546-4606, or Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006, or at www.brownpapertickets.com.
The college’s Lobby Theater is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Shoreline.
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