Switch Theatre is presenting Shakespeare in the Parks: As You Like It — free professional productions around the Triangle in April and May of 2026.
This tour of the Triangle stops in Chapel Hill, Cary, Durham, Raleigh and Knightdale. General admission is free. VIP seating options are available. Online reservations are recommended.
As You Like It tells the story of a trio of would-be couples, who eventually find each other after a series of adventures – and misadventures – in the vast Forest of Arden. When the spirited Rosalind is exiled by her usurping uncle, she dons a male disguise and flees to the forest, only to find it crawling with fellow refugees—including her crush, the farmer-poet Orlando.
What follows is a masterclass in romantic chaos as Rosalind, acting as “Ganymede,” mentors a lovesick Orlando in the art of wooing while juggling mismatched shepherds and searching for her long-lost father. Through wit, bad poetry, and high-stakes matchmaking, the group of outcasts proves that reconciliation is possible, and that finding love is the greatest adventure of all.
If you’re seeing this early enough, you might also be interested in the free all-evening Shakespeare in the Park on April 23, 2026, at North Carolina Museum of Art.
Schedule of Shakespeare in the Parks: As You Like It
Southern Village Amphitheatre
400 Market Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
April 25, 2026, 6 p.m.
April 26, 2026, 2 p.m.
Sertoma Amphitheatre at Bond Park
801 High House Rd, Cary, NC 27513
May 2, 2026, 6 p.m.
May 3, 2026, 2 p.m.
Durham Central Park
501 Foster St, Durham, NC 27701
May 9, 2026, 6 p.m.
May 10, 2026, 2 p.m.
Fred Fletcher Amphitheatre
820 Clay Street, Raleigh, NC 27605
May 16, 2026, 6 p.m.
May 17, 2026, 2 p.m.
Knightdale Station Park Amphitheater
810 N First Ave, Knightdale, NC 27545
May 30, 2026, 6 p.m.
May 31, 2026, 2 p.m.
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