The Bard Meets The Beatles in a Mashed-Up Musical
It’s the 1960s, and things are getting groovy in the vast Okanagan. Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and mistaken identity is given new life in this high-spirited adaptation featuring the music of The Beatles. When Rosalind is banished from court, she disguises herself as a man and escapes to the forest. There, she meets the similarly-banished Orlando, who happens to be in love with her, but cannot see through her disguise. From there, things get increasingly tangled as the play explores love and gender roles, infused with the music of the “Fab Four.”

As You Like It

Arts Commons

The world premiere of this new opera by Memphis composer Robert Patterson and librettist Jerre Dye tells the true crime story of Alice Mitchell, who wanted nothing more than to marry her lover, Freda Ward. In 1892, fearful that Freda was abandoning her, Alice slit Freda’s throat on the Memphis riverboat docks. Set in the insane asylum in Bolivar, TN, where Alice was sentenced, the opera shows her piecing her memories back together, with the other characters in her memories played by the women locked away with her.

Robert G. Patterson

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 7 Mar, 2026

Pretty Little Room · Opera Memphis

Past events

Feb 27 - Mar 24, 2024

As You Like It · Theatre Calgary

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