21-07-2025
"As You Like It" on the Common
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's free production of "As You Like It" on Boston Common brings the annual play in the park event back for it's 29th year.
The 18-performance run starts next Wednesday through Aug. 10.
Why it matters: It's one of Boston's biggest annual arts events, drawing approximately 50,000 attendees to the Parkman Bandstand each summer.
Over nearly 30 years, around a million people have seen a Shakespeare play on the Common.
Catch up quick: The Bard's romantic comedy sees Duke Senior clash with his power-hungry brother Frederick while his daughter Rosalind and her cousin Celia flee to the forest and encounter Orlando.
