As You Like It at Blackfriars Playhouse through 8/8

All the world’s a stage

Comedy reigns in the classic Shakespearean play As You Like It. When quick-witted Rosalind is banished from the court before her love with noble Orlando can take root, she flees to the Forest of Arden to take up residence among other dreamers, fools, and outcasts. Love letters, disguises, and speeches all figure into a plot that explores themes of romance, identity, and nature as Rosalind tests the devotion of her beloved. $40–75, times vary. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com