Twelve young actors will be &ldquo\;retreating&rdquo\; to the Fayette countryside this week to participate in The University of Texas Camp Shakespeare\, exploring the journeys and encounters that the characters in Shakespeare&rsquo\;s As You Like It undergo in the forest of Arden as they seek refuge from the harshness of the courtly life.
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\n\nAccording to Jim (Doc) Ayres\, Director of Camp Shakespeare and founder of Shakespeare at Winedale\, those play experiences will hopefully open up for the kids and audiences a brave new world of love and life and filial relationships\, replete with marvelous transformations\, songs\, fools\, melancholy and sanguine sorts\, a pining shepherd\, very bad love poems\, and four sets of lovers eventually coupled\, with all conflicts resolved by a woman (originally played by a boy) who plays a boy who plays a man who plays a woman: Rosalind &ndash\; the most talented woman in Shakespeare.
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\n\nAll of this with a wrestling match\, a hateful Duke\, two delightful pages singing\, with references to Eden\, the prodigal son story\, and the god Hymen tossed in for good measure. &ldquo\;There is something for everyone here\,&rdquo\; says Ayres\, &ldquo\;This is\, after all\, As You Like It.&rdquo\;
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\n\nThe second session of Camp Shakespeare students take the stage this July with performances of William Shakespeare&rsquo\;s As You Like It. The first performance will take place at the Crystal Theatre in Gonzales\, Texas on July 9th at 3:30pm\; tickets are free. Henkel Hall in Round Top\, Texas will host the students&rsquo\; second performance on July 10th at 7:00pm and the third performance will take place at the Shakespeare at Winedale Theatre Barn at the Winedale Historical Complex in Round Top\, Texas on July 11th at 1:00pm. General admission tickets for the Round Top and Winedale performances are $10 or free for children 12 and under. Proceeds of ticket sales and gifts will be donated to the University for improving the cooling\, lighting\, and seating in the Theatre Barn.
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\n\nFor reservations or more information\, please contact Jim Ayres by emailing jayres@cvctx.com or calling (979) 249-7125. \;
\n LOCATION:Crystal Theatre (Gonzales\, Texas)\; Henkel Hall (Round Top\, Texas)\; Winedale Theatre Barn (Round Top\, Texas) UID:e.92.34115 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260516T082854Z URL:https://chamber.brenhamtexas.com/events/details/returning-to-the-forest-of-arden-camp-shakespeare-session-2-07-09-2015-34115 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR