A Community Shakespeare Company Edition of as You Like It

Community Shakespeare Company Editions make Shakespeare's plays instantlyaccessible to everyone from children through Shakespeare-shy adults. These uniqueperformance scripts developed in a youth theater company inspire student actorsand captivate their audiences. Award-winning playwright Richard Carter deliversthe best of the Bard in original verse adaptation. CSC Editions represent a dynamicmodel that can be used in schools clubs camps and communities worldwide. Withnearly thirty years experience working with young people Carter is Artistic Directorof the Community Shakespeare Company.* Its mission: to enrich young lives andcultivate community with theater as the means and Shakespeare the inspiration.<br>(*www.communityshakespeare.org)</p><P>This is to recommend Richard Carter with a full heart. We haveenthusiastically shared many ideals and passions especially regarding theatreby with and for youngsters.<br>-Lenka Peterson O'Connor author: <I>Kids Take The Stage</I> (Backstage Books)</p><P>I take my theatre very seriously and I know what I am talking about when I saythat we are indeed blessed to have Community Shakespeare in our midst.<br>-Kenneth W. Jenks: Director Emeritus<br>University of Utah Playwriting Program</p><P>Having taught all over the world I can imagine how excited teachers would be to havethe opportunity to introduce a Shakespeare play to their students knowing theywould be able to grasp meaning and still retain the Shakespearian experience.<br>-Ann H. Goss: Retired International School Teacher</p>