American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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' As You Like It Outdoors The New Shakespeare Com- pany of San Francisco gave a sur- prise performance in early September. Lucl y passers-by happened upon the performers in full makeup and costume in Woods-Brown amphitheatre. Residents of Leonard and Mc- Dowell were treated to an after- noon showing of the Company ' s repertory. As You Like It , a light-hearted comedy combming Shakespeare ' s favorite comic elements of mistaken identity and impersonation, contains some of his best poetry. Good will and friendship prevail over masquerading in the end and there is a huge wedding party where everyone amends their dif- ferences, of course. A nice way to spend a warm afternoon in Washington without leaving campus without feeling guilty about not doing work. Especially good when your Reading and Composition profes- sor offers you your choice of plays for the paper on early English literature due before you go home for Thanksgiving i

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You Know And I Know The first taste of Washington entertainment for new AU stu- dents was the orientation concert in Woods-Brown . The outside amphitheatre, usually a place of serenity, was ignited by the frenetic atmo- sphere created by rock artist Dave Mason. As the evening cooled and the crowd warmed to Mason ' s familiar tune, You Know and I Know . The concert brought peo- ple together for a time and hope- fully founded some new friend- ships for the year.