Cardinal Players put own spin on Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'

The Medical Lake High School Cardinal Players finished their two-day run of their adaption of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Nov. 7-8.

Published in Shakespeare’s “First Folio” in 1623, “As You Like It” focuses on Rosalind, whose uncle Duke Frederick usurped her father, Duke Senior of his power and land. Rosalind falls in love with Orlando, who reciprocates her feelings yet leaves the court when he discovers a plot against his life. Frederick banishes Rosalind, who is joined by her cousin Celia and the court jester Touchstone. Rosalind disguises herself as a man named Ganymede while Ce...