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12 THE COMPANY Caroline Amos* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosalind KathrynA. Bentley * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LeBeau/Corin Beth Bombara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amiens CB Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silvius/Ensemble RileyCarterAdams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YoungLady/Ensemble Greg Cuellar*.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oliver Ricki Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Touchstone Michelle Hand* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DuchessSenior Isaiah Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William/Ensemble Wali Jamal* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jaques Joneal Joplin* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Lenny Mephisto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Joel Moses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Frederick Jasmine Cheri Rush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celia Bianca Sanborn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audrey/Ensemble Christian Thompson*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orlando Molly Wennstrom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phoebe/Ensemble Sam Golden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musician (Viola/Mandolin) JeremyReidy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Musician (Percussion) PLACE: THE FOREST OF ARDEN Synopsis from The Folger Library: In As You Like It , wit and romance play out against the disputes of divided families. Orlando’s older brother, Oliver, treats him badly and refuses him his inheritance from their father’s estate; Oliver schemes instead to have Orlando die in a wrestling match. Meanwhile, Duke Frederick has forced his sister, Duchess Senior, into exile in the Forest of Arden. The Duchess’ daughter, Rosalind, and Duke Frederick’s daughter, Celia, meet the victorious Orlando at the wrestling match; Rosalind and Orlando fall in love. Banished by her uncle, Rosalind assumes a new identity and leaves with Celia and their jester, Touchstone. Orlando flees Oliver’s murderous plots. In Arden, Rosalind, in disguise, forms a teasing friendship with Orlando. Oliver, searching for Orlando, reforms after Orlando saves his life. Rosalind reveals her identity, triggering several weddings, including her own with Orlando and Celia’s with Oliver. *denotes member, AEA