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Director’s Note

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I saw the world premiere of As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal at Crow's Theatre in September 2021. It was the first show I had seen since March of 2020, and everything that happened in the world between those two dates. It was the first show I had seen since becoming a parent. And, while on the way to the theatre, I got the call that GCTC was hiring me as  Artistic Director. Since that night in September, this production has been reverberating in me, and feels like a demarcation of a new era in my life.

On a collective note, it was the first tentative and longed for gathering of community after 18 months in seclusion, and it was electric. Cliff Cardinal gathers us around Shakespeare’s As You Like It to delve into what we owe each other. It is a show that invites us into relationship. 

I am so happy to be sharing this production with you.


Sarah

Credits and Acknowledgements



GCTC presents a Crow’s Theatre production



WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S

As You Like It: A Radical Retelling

by Cliff Cardinal



Cast & Creative Team

Cliff Cardinal | Writer & Creator

Logan Cracknell | Lighting Designer

Jennifer Stobart | Stage Manager



Full cast to be announced at curtain time of each performance.



Crow’s Theatre would like to thank everyone at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, our generous donors who enable us to be a leading force in the Canadian theatre landscape, and especially you, for coming to the theatre today. Like so many things that matter in the world, theatre cannot happen without a group of people embarking on a collective journey as you are doing here with us.



William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal received its world premiere in a Crow’s Theatre production, at Streetcar Crowsnest in Toronto, on September 30, 2021. Writer and Creator Cliff Cardinal, Lighting Designer Logan Cracknell, Stage Manager Jennifer Stobart.

As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal is staged by arrangement with Pam Winter, GGA, www.ggagency.ca





Please Note

  • As You Like It: A Radical Retelling is approximately 70 minutes long, with no intermission.

  • No latecomers will be admitted, and there is no re-admittance if you leave the theatre after the performance begins.

  • The use of personal cameras or recording devices in the theatre is strictly prohibited.

  • Cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off.

  • Please don't walk in the performance area of the stage.

Enjoy the show!

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Board and Staff

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Box Office Assistant | Kristen Williams

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Partners & Acknowledgements

  • CRABTREE FOUNDATION

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Opening Night Catering Sponsor

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