A Community Shakespeare Company Edition of as You Like It

Community Shakespeare Company Editions make Shakespeare's plays instantly
accessible to everyone, from children through Shakespeare-shy adults. These unique
performance scripts, developed in a youth theater company, inspire student actors
and captivate their audiences. Award-winning playwright Richard Carter delivers
the best of the Bard in original verse adaptation. CSC Editions represent a dynamic
model that can be used in schools, clubs, camps, and communities worldwide. With
nearly thirty years experience working with young people, Carter is Artistic Director
of the Community Shakespeare Company.* Its mission: "to enrich young lives and
cultivate community, with theater as the means and Shakespeare the inspiration."

(*www.communityshakespeare.org)

"This is to recommend Richard Carter with a full heart. We have
enthusiastically shared many ideals and passions, especially regarding theatre
by, with and for youngsters."

-Lenka Peterson O'Connor, author: Kids Take The Stage (Backstage Books)

"I take my theatre very seriously and I know what I am talking about when I say
that we are indeed blessed to have Community Shakespeare in our midst."

-Kenneth W. Jenks: Director Emeritus,

University of Utah Playwriting Program

"Having taught all over the world, I can imagine how excited teachers would be to have
the opportunity to introduce a Shakespeare play to their students, knowing they
would be able to grasp meaning and still retain the Shakespearian experience."

-Ann H. Goss: Retired International School Teacher