Shakespeare on the Saint lawrence Festival 2018 Interview with new director Archives - Capital Critics' Circle / Le cercle des critiques de la capitale

New artistic director shakes up the St.Lawerence Shakespeare fest with a season of love

By Patrick Langston | August 5, 2018

Actors Rose Napoli (Celia) and Katherine Gauthier (Rosalind) in a scene from As You Like It on now at St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival.

It’s a safe bet you’ve never realized the universality of A Lover and His Lass, that sweet and buoyant song from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, until you’ve heard it dressed up, via Appalachia, as a bluegrass tune. Unlikely as it sounds, it works splendidly, at least in the production of As You Like It at the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott, south of Ottawa. …