“Now go we in content to liberty and not to banishment.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
Coming in Summer 2025
CELEBRATING MILL VALLEY’S 125TH YEAR
AND OUR 25TH YEAR
William Shakespeare’s
As You Like It
Directed by Doyle Ott
Performance dates:
Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday
August 9th to September 1st, 2025
All shows at 2:00PM – Outdoors
Director’s Notes
As You Like It is a play about exile, the challenges and rewards of living outside the centers of power and knowledge–and the self-knowledge and healing that emanate from Bohemia, symbolized here by the Forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s home county.
This production will lean into the dangers of exile, including the need to escape and to stay hidden, the tension between the need to trust strangers and not knowing whom to trust. As the broken exiles learn to heal, shepherds and farmers reclaim the dignity of their craft and a tyrant Duke is transformed, emerging like a prayer for the wisdom the people deserve in a ruler.
In design, staging and music, we will pay homage to the Bohemian ideals that Northern California—and particularly, Mill Valley—have represented for 125 years.
WHAT AUDIENCES ARE SAYING ABOUT US:
SHOWTIME!
Free! No tickets or reservations.
Old Mill Park Amphitheatre is located behind the Mill Valley Public Library at 375 Throckmorton Avenue. An accessible entrance is on Cascade Drive across from the playground.
A limited number of chairs are available – first come, first serve. You are also invited to bring your own field chairs or blankets for the hillside.
BRING A SWEATER – the park can be cool in the shade even on a warm day. Picnic friendly!
Special Thanks to our Premiere Sponsors
