‘Dude looks like a lady’ explores cross-dressing

SouthBendTribune.com – By Emilie Shumway – Tribune Staff Writer

More like, “Lady Looks Like a Dude.”

The Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival’s “Dude Looks Like a Lady: Love and Mistaken Identity in Shakespeare” seeks to provide a contextual introduction to Shakespeare’s often-visited realm of cross-dressing.

Despite its title, however, “Dude Looks Like a Lady” will lean more toward Shakespeare’s use of female characters taking on male disguises, a prominent plot device in this year’s mainstage production, “Twelfth Night.”