The play of Shakespeare's middle years, As You Like It, is currently being presented on campus in the Steele Recital Hall. There was a showing on March l9 with others to follow on March 20 and 2l. In conjunction with the play, the SUN presents the final Alan MacDonald is a native of Borden in his final year at Acadia University as a General Arts Major. Alan has worked with the Children's Theatre downtown in The I Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew. Alan is an aspiring journalist who has decided to try his hand at Shakespeare for a change of pace. In Y9u_Like It, he plays a lord of Frederick's court. ‘ native who took his B.A. at in a series of three articles on the cast. David A. Bennett was born,’ raised and educated on P.E.I. David had some high school y_theatre, and, in the last two years, he worked with the Island Theatre Guild and Island Theatre Foundation as actor, designer, stage manager, and props and wardrobe manager. He was a student at U.P.E.I., 1975-76. In A§_Ygu Like It, he plays Duke 'FrederTck, who has usurped his brother to gain power. Wendell Boyle was born and raised an Islander. He is experienced in theatre and ‘music from early school days to the present. He has acted in one production of the U.P.E.I. Theatre Committee already (She_Stoops 3g Conquer). He Is also a member of the P.E.I. Theatre Guild. In A§_Ygu_Like It, Wendell plays Duke Senior who leads a merry band of foresters to enjoy their life in exile from the court. Doug Buell is a Charlottetown Enersave. In A§_Ygu Like It, Doug_plays Acadia Universitv in English Drama.Wllllam, a COUDPVY ' the Island, he has been working professionally the last four bumpkin, an attendant lord and Le Beau, summers with Confederation Centre's a courtler- Lunchtime Theatre and with two, one, START! energy — Hobie energy. Dealer Sig. 9§B‘§.HHT. I flfik xy GO For It! , You can feel the power as wind fills yoursails. Sheet in, feet under the hiking straps...prepare for a ride.The blueflag isup; five, four, three, ‘ Hobie Cat racing is a total experience. It challenges your skill and excites your senses. Enter one of our 1,500 annual regattas, or better yet, visit your nearest dealer and-become a member of a Hobie fleet. With 50,000 boat owners worldwide, our regattas are the-biggest and our 7 radngisthebest.kfintheacfionandfedthe Paul Murray 89h-9583 r ,u. .. .-, I afoungtt‘;31:13:93.» ‘ Rob n Hume is presently 'stugying theatre and h year. a : shepherd girl, in As You Like ' ~ " " , "THE UPEI SUN, Thursday; March 29, lfiflflykpage 6 "As You Like It”, TheCast HAPPENING NOW Heather Martin is a special student in languages at U.P.E.I.. Island born and.- bred, she received her B.Sc. herein 1976. In the‘past, she worked two years in the U.P.E.I. Theatre Workshop. For many years she has worked with the Island Theatre Guild. Presently, she is a student at the Theatre School, directed by Dennis Thatcher.- In addition, she writes and is working on her own poetry and short stories. In As You Like It, she plays Afidrey, a simple country». wench, who wins the erratic love of Touchstone, the court jester-—a man who mocks all he touches but whose wit Ron Irvin is the Atlantic Regional Officer of the Canada Council. Prior to his present position he was artistic director of the Confederation Theatre' ; Company, having returned to > the province after serying “~on the faculty of Baston University's Schbol of Theatre Artsif In 1979, Ron directed theflhighly success- ful production of La Sa ouine by Antouine Maillet in Montreal and Toronto. Ron has been a general resource person for U.P.E.I. theatre activities since its St. Dunstan's/P.W.C. days. We are indeed fortunate to have him as director of this year's A§_Ygg Like It. production: John McColl has acted with the Theatre Guild this last year in Ihe_Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew. aJohnfwas a campaign organizer in the last election. He is a research worker fori H.O.P.E., an environmental group working out of~ Charlottetown. In As You Like It, John plays—w '—_ Jacques de Boys, the middle brother of Orlando and Oliven who enters at the end of the does not avail him with p]ay. (and one of the Audrey. r rattendantslordsJ’ ; _.»' Political Science. 'She has participated in a number of plays for the Island Theatre = Guild, including Dark gf_the 7‘ Moon, Tartuffe,-Our Town, and- the children's play,The r Thwarting of Baron'BETTigrewL; She moved With her family to CharlottetoWn from Tordnto in 1975 and hopes to continUei~‘3 in the summer theatre this Robyn plays Phebe, a It. She scornfully'rEHEtts Q.‘ the love of thewfawnjng swai-n,., A Silvius, for the love of ' another whom she loves, irrationally,at first sight. tea Se