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# McPherson College opens theatre season with record cast in musical 'As You Like It'
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/mcpherson-college-opens-theatre-season-with-record-cast-in-musical-as-you-like-it/
- Published: 2026-09-29T14:53:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T14:53:58.000Z
- Description: The Oct. 2-3 production brings together more than 60 campus and community performers in a folk-pop adaptation by Laurie Woolery and Shaina Taub.
- Author: Sarah Newberry
- Tags: McPherson County, dnn, #news

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More than 60 performers will open McPherson College’s 2026-27 theatre season Friday, Oct. 2, in what the college calls the department’s largest and most diverse cast. The production is Laurie Woolery and Shaina Taub’s musical folk-pop adaptation of Shakespeare’s *As You Like It*, with Taub also writing the music and lyrics. According to the [college’s announcement](https://www.mcpherson.edu/2026/09/mc-theatre-starts-season-with-biggest-production/?ref=citizenjournal.us), the 22-song show features college students, alumni, faculty, staff, local theater participants, students from area schools, and other community members. Professor of Theatre [J.D. Bowman](https://www.mcpherson.edu/directory/jd-bowman/?ref=citizenjournal.us) described the project as “both energizing and overwhelming” and said the show reflects the season’s community theme by inviting new participants and audiences into the production.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, in Brown Auditorium, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available through the [McPherson College theatre season page](https://www.mcpherson.edu/programs/theatre/season/?ref=citizenjournal.us) or at the box office before each performance. The next performance is Dr. Cook's Garden by Ira Levin on November 13th and 14th, 2026.

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