As You Love It

A Curtain Up New Play

May 09, 2025 to May 24, 2025

7:30pm & 3pm Sat.

Main Stage Theater

By Adam Kraar

Directed by Maryanne Kiley

Transporting audiences to an alternate 20th-century New York, AS YOU LOVE IT follows a spirited young woman who concocts a daring scheme to impress her antiquarian father and the captivating actress who’s stolen her heart.

As Lydia pens a sequel to the beloved As You Like It, her “undiscovered Shakespeare play” takes on a life of its own. Her simple forgery captivates newspapers, scholars, and a Broadway producer, giving a new voice to what she loves most. This new comedy exploring the complexities of love and ambition was designated a Finalist by the American Shakespeare Center for its biennial competition for plays “in conversation with Shakespeare.”

May 17 at 7:30PM – Tré Porchia will play the role of CALLOW at this performance.

May 22 and 23 performances – Tia Collier will play the role of ELOISE.

May 24 at 3pm will be a captioned performance brought to you by Access VA. 

Open Captioning and Audio Description accommodations are provided by Access Virginia for May 24 at 3PM. To purchase Open Captioning tickets for this show, call the box office for recommended seating or you can purchase tickets online for (name designated area – Center Section, any seat, or seats 101- 105, any row.)
Patrons requesting Audio Description, please arrive 30 minutes before the show time to check out equipment and hear pre-show narration.

PRIDE NIGHT: As You Love It

A Curtain Up New Play

May 22, 2025

7:30pm

Main Stage Theater

Written by Adam Kraar
Directed by Maryanne Kiley

Meet me at The Z for a special PRIDE Night Performance! Enjoy “As You Love It” with a pre-show reception in the lobby with raffle prizes and a cash bar. Proceeds raised at this performance support The Z, Hampton Roads Pride, Stonewall Sports and LGBT Life Center.

As Lydia pens a sequel to the beloved As You Like It, her “undiscovered Shakespeare play” takes on a life of its own. Her forgery captivates newspapers, scholars, and a Broadway producer, giving a new voice to what she loves most. This new comedy exploring the complexities of love and ambition was designated a Finalist by the American Shakespeare Center for its biennial competition for plays “in conversation with Shakespeare.

CORE Theatre’s “Medusa”

with CORE Theatre Ensemble

July 11, 2025 to July 19, 2025

8:00pm & 3:00pm Saturday

Main Stage Theater

Unjustly cursed to spend her mortal life as a monster in isolation, Medusa seeks vengeance. All attempts to conquer her meet a swift and stony end. Her immortal sisters are condemned to watch her devastating existence, until one man on a quest to save his city discovers more than he bargained for.

Core Theatre’s new play plunges into the heart of the Medusa myth.
What creates a monster— cruelty, curse or choice? Can revenge ever fill the void?
We all have the power to take, but what is in the power to give?

Catch this world premiere at The Z : July 11-12, 18-19 at 8:00p, July 12&19 at 3:00pm

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Buy a ticket to Medusa and receive a $10 discount to Core Theatre’s Frankenstein playing June 10 & 11 at Wells Theatre-Norfolk.

Frankenstein Show info and Tix at https://tinyurl.com/CTEFrank