S2P2 - The Prologues: As You Like It

S2P2 - The Prologues: As You Like It

Author: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival May 15, 2026 Duration: 8:11

Get ready for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 2026 Legends and Legacy Season with As You Mic It: The Prologues. In this mini-episode, we journey into Shakespeare’s As You Like It, a joyful comedy of reinvention, romance, and self-discovery. Co-directed by Jason King Jones and Kim Carson, this fresh take on Shakespeare’s beloved comedy follows a group of exiles into the Forest of Arden, where old rivalries soften, identities shift, and unexpected connections begin to bloom. Filled with wit, music, and some of Shakespeare’s most beloved characters, As You Like It invites audiences into a world where freedom, community, and love can flourish in unexpected ways.

As part of PSF’s free Play On! Community Tour, As You Like It will travel throughout the region this summer, bringing Shakespeare directly into parks, public spaces, and communities across the Lehigh Valley. The full performance schedule is available at pashakespeare.org/as-you-like-it.

Hosted by: Kim Carson


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Dive into the rich world of the stage with As You Mic It, a production of the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. This isn't just a series of lectures; it's an invitation backstage, where the magic of performance and the depth of literary tradition meet. Each conversation feels like pulling up a chair in the green room, listening as artists and scholars unpack the themes, characters, and historical contexts that give these timeless works their enduring power. You'll hear from the authors, directors, and actors who bring the words to life, gaining insight into the creative decisions that shape each festival production. The discussions are both insightful and genuinely playful, celebrating the art of storytelling in all its complexity. No matter your background-whether you can quote soliloquies by heart or are simply drawn to a good story-this podcast offers a fresh and engaging perspective. The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has crafted a space where analysis feels like discovery, making the anthology of their work accessible and endlessly fascinating. Tune in to find your connection to these classic tales, explored with a contemporary ear and a deep love for the performing arts.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 41

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Prologue - A Raisin In The Sun [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:01
Get primed for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 “Undiscovered Countries” season with our Prologue mini-episodes. In this installment, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Kim Carson, walks us through t…
Prologue - The Producers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:25
Get primed for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 “Undiscovered Countries” season with our Prologue mini-episodes. In this episode, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Kim Carson, guides us through the…
Prologue - Penelope [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:12
Get primed for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s 2025 “Undiscovered Countries” season with our Prologue mini-episodes. In this debut, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Kim Carson unpacks Penelope, Alex Be…
Episode 7: Parallel Paths [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:38
Two plays, one castle, countless perspectives. In our final pre‑season episode, director Lindsay Smiling reveals his fresh take on Hamlet, while host‑turned‑guest Jason King Jones flips the script with Tom Stoppard’s Ros…
Episode 6: The Course of True Love [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:08
Welcome to As You Mic It!How winding is the path of love, and what happens when the heart leads us into Undiscovered Countries? In this episode: The Course of True Love, director of Penelope, Eva Steinmetz, joins Jason K…
Episode 5: The Power of Shared Experience [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:49
Shakespeare understood the human need to gather, connect, and share experiences. In this special episode, Jason King Jones reflects on this concept in his contribution to The Quarto, the journal of the Shakespeare Theatr…
Episode 4 - Perchance to Dream [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:29
How far can a dream take you and what happens when ambition outruns reality? Director of The Producers, Jennifer Childs, joins Jason King Jones, Kim Carson, and Connie Behringer as they trace the hopes, schemes, and slee…
Episode 3 - Outside the Lines [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:03
Venturing into the uncharted territory of Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 2025 Summer Theatre Series, “Undiscovered Countries," we examine how boundaries are tested and transcended. Hosts Jason King Jones, Kim Carson…
Episode 2 - Fate vs. Free Will [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:18
Join Jason King Jones, Kim Carson, and Connie Behringer as they explore one of theater’s most compelling questions: Do we control our destinies, or are we bound by fate? Through lively discussion and insightful reflectio…
Episode 1 - Undiscovered Countries [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:34
Welcome to As You Mic It!In our premiere episode, Jason King Jones, Kim Carson, and Connie Behringer, guide you through an exciting first look at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s vibrant 2025 Season themed "Undiscover…