{"id":1657,"date":"2016-04-14T05:30:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T05:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2016-04-23T21:11:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-23T21:11:31","slug":"christopher-elst-flees-into-the-forest-of-arden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/?p=1657","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Elst flees into the Forest of Arden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cae-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"cae\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cae-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cae-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cae.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Christopher Elst first connected with Unrehearsed at a workshop in Eureka, IL, where he appeared in <em>Henry V<\/em> as the Dauphin. As one half of Wisconsin&#8217;s TheaterRED, Chris has helped bring several Unrehearsed performances to Milwaukee, including <em>Comedy of Errors<\/em>, <em>Two Gentlemen of Verona<\/em>, <em>Midsummer Night&#8217;s Dream<\/em>, <em>The Merry Wives of Windsor<\/em>, and <em>Twelfth Night<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Q: If you were banished by your dukely uncle, where in the world would you flee?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>CHRISTOPHER<\/strong>: Assuming it could be a civilized place, I would like to visit London. If not, I would prefer to be banished some place temperate like the Pacific Northwest. I know many people might prefer the tropics, but I like the occasional snow, and am clearly genetically pre-disposed to live in a bog of some kind.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Q: What is your most recent journey?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>CHRISTOPHER<\/strong>: Most recently, I spent three weeks of my summer training at the North Carolina School of the Arts to earn my rank as a Certified Teacher of stage combat with the Society of American Fight Directors. In that capacity, I travel fairly frequently, but not anywhere very exciting, I&#8217;m afraid.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Q: If you were banished to the Forest of Arden, what three things would you take with you?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>CHRISTOPHER<\/strong>: My bible (which is the complete Shakespeare), a case of rapiers, and a guitar, so that I might finally learn a musical instrument. That should give me plenty to do; otherwise, I should get bored, so fidgety a person am I.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Q: There are lots of people in the Forest of Arden: Lovers, Wrestlers, Shepherds, Nobles, Clowns, Cross-dressers, and Real Estate Enthusiasts. How would you fit in? Which of these would you be?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>CHRISTOPHER<\/strong>: Probably my best bet would be to sit at the lunch table with the clowns. I&#8217;ve played many of these others on stage and in life, but, given my druthers, I&#8217;d wax philosophical over a few intoxicants before sweating over other, lesser interests.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1659\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/thes-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"thes\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/thes-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.unrehearsedchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/thes.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/>Come enjoy some sweet, waxy philosophy!<br \/>\n<strong>AS YOU LIKE IT, Unrehearsed<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 19<br \/>\n7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00pm)<br \/>\nMoodys Pub, 5910 {Large Patio}<br \/>\n$5 at the Door<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Elst first connected with Unrehearsed at a workshop in Eureka, IL, where he appeared in Henry V as the Dauphin. 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