Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It, by Dacha Theatre
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you Bandages, bandages, bandages Up and down on my legs and my arms from you Bandages, bandages, bandages - Hot Hot Heat Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It is a feat of theatrical storytelling that just might propel Dacha Theatre Company to international acclaim. The troupe has wrapped Seattle-area previews and are on their way (perhaps even as I type this) to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It’s the same comedy we’ve known for 400 years: cousins Rosalind and Celia flee to the forest to escape dueling dukes and brawling brothers, and in this hopeless place manage not only to find love but to spread some as well, resulting in reconciliation and a round of weddings. In Dacha’s telling, the show starts, as many risky things do, with a roll of the dice. The idea is, the entire cast memorizes the entire play. Then, at the top of each performance, an audience member is invited to roll the dice (actually a single “die,” for you sticklers) to decide which a...