A one-act glimpse into the Forest of Arden finds teenagers of Shakespeare's play much like those of today—interested in the opposite sex. Rosalind disguises herself as a boy in her scheme to win Orlando's love. But they are just one of several pairs of odd couples that make this play fun. There's Audrey, the shepherdess, and Touchstone, the jester. And Silvius, the lovesick teenager, and Phebe, the whipped cream in his banana split. And there's Celia, the city girl, and Oliver, who hates lions. As the characters try to untangle the web they have woven, the excitement in the forest keeps the audience laughing.

An excellent contest play for college and high school. Simple exterior; costumes simpler than those usually required for a Shakespearean play.

A Director's Script (prompt book) is available from the publisher of this play. It contains drawings of costumes and set, details on all technical aspects of staging, discussion of characterization, plot, and theme. It also suggests the complete blocking and full stage directions for all movement and business.

"Everyone, critics and audience alike, was smitten by the production. Thanks."—Houston Shakespeare Society, Houston, Texas. "Shakespeare with a sprinkle of your 'Stage Magic' should certainly be a winner."—Livingston, Texas

Other Clark adaptations: The Barber of Seville, Cain: a Mystery, Cyrano de Bergerac, Doctor in Spite of Himself, Gondoliers, Importance of Being Earnest, Macbeth, Marriage of Figaro, The Pot Boiler, School for Husbands, She Stoops to Conquer