Rosalind, one of the Bard's most loveable heroines, and the idyllic forest of Arden set the mood for this 400-year-old favorite. Shakespeare's humorous tale revolves around the life of people who leave the busy world for an enchanted forest, filled with opportunities to sing, philosophize and fall in love.
The student cast includes Mike Bellina of Union City, Julianne Blake of Berkeley Heights, Raine Brown of Rutherford, Matt Carlin of Marlboro, Jonathan W. Chavis of Orange, Brian Cichoki of Trenton, Will Coles of Mt. Laurel, Carmine Covello of Oak Ridge, Ralph Cozzarelli of Jersey City, Victoria Cozzolino of Manalapan, Kristen Drake of Bridgewater, Jim Festante of Clinton, B.J. Gallagher of Glen Ridge, Alan Niebuhr of Montclair, Tony Grosso of Clifton, Matt Kawczynski of Cranford, Amy LaPosa of Brick, Justin Lloyd of Colts Neck, Denyse Owens of Spring Lake Heights, Larry Phillips of Brick and Aaron Schurgin of Ocean City.
"As You Like It" is directed by MSU faculty member Susan Kerner of Maplewood. The set designer is Montclair resident and faculty member Randy Mugleston and the lighting designer is Tim Stefanoski of Scotch Plains. Costume designer is Therese Bruck of Weehawken and the assistant director is Corinne Kohlmann of Paramus. Stage manager is Brett S. Klein of East Brunswick and Coral Springs, FL.
Tickets are $9 standard, $7 for senior citizens, MSU faculty, staff and alumni, and $5 for students with ID. All seating is by general admission and is limited.
For more information, or a season brochure, call the Box Office at (973) 655-5112.
MSU is located at the intersection of Valley Road and Normal Avenue in Upper Montclair. The campus is one mile south of the junction of routes 3 and 46, 14 miles west of New York City.
More information on the University is available on its website: www.montclair.edu.
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