‘As You Like It’ in the Park with Seattle Shakespeare Company

Editor’s note: Performances are scheduled at many different locations throughout the Puget Sound area. Check below for the location details on a specific date.

Backyard Bard presents two stripped-down productions of Shakespeare’s plays, each one hour long, and both performed by a small ensemble of versatile actors.

Backyard Bard was born out of a desire to bring Shakespeare to smaller parks and new audiences in underserved neighborhoods. But we don’t just perform in the parks – Backyard Bard is also available for private parties. If you are interested in hosting a performance, contact us at greenstage@greenstage.org.

Quickly becoming one of GreenStage’s most popular programs, this year Backyard Bard features a cast of five intrepid and versatile actors playing all the roles in two abbreviated versions of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies.

The Two Noble Kinsmen

Nothing turns best friends into bitter rivals like a love triangle. Arcite and Palomon soon learn that the hard way when they both fall for the same woman. But before they can woo Emilia, they have to get out of prison. Condemned by Theseus but aided by the Jailer’s Daughter, the only solution is a winner-takes-all duel. Based on Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale,” and written with John Fletcher, Shakespeare’s final play probes the conflict between our desires and our destiny—even as it pokes fun at the lengths we go to in the name of love.

Sat, Jul 11 @ 7:00 pm – Wallingford Playfield
Sun, Jul 12 @ 4:15 pm – High Point Commons
Sat, Jul 18 @ 4:00 pm – Lincoln Park
Sun, Jul 19 @ 4:15 pm – Salmon Bay Park
Fri, Jul 24 @ 7:00 pm – Othello Park
Sun, Jul 26 @ 5:15 pm – Volunteer Park – SOTF
Sat, Aug 1 @ 7:00 pm – Cowen Park
Sun, Aug 2 @ 4:15 pm – Sandel Park
Fri, Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – David Rodgers Park
Sun, Aug 9 @ 4:15 pm – View Ridge Playfield
Sat, Aug 15 @ 2:15 pm – Lower Woodland Park
All details are subject to change.