Jonathan Groff to Play Rosalind in All-Male 'As You Like It' Production at England's Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Jonathan Groff is taking on an iconic female role for an upcoming Shakespeare production.

The Tony-winning actor will play Rosalind in an all-male production of As You Like It at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.

The comedy will run from September 26 to November 7 in Shakespeare’s hometown.

Here’s the play’s synopsis: “Rosalind is banished from the court of Duke Frederick – but not before she and young Orlando fall for each other. Seeking out her exiled father in the Forest of Arden with her devoted cousin, Celia, Rosalind disguises herself as a young man, Ganymede. In fear of his own life, Orlando also escapes to the forest and soon runs into Ganymede, who pledges to cure his lovesickness. But in order to do so, Orlando has to woo her… or rather, he has to woo ‘him’. Then the games commence.”

Jonathan said he was in shock after getting the offer to play Rosalind.

“I wrote him back and the subject of the email that I wrote back to him was, ‘Holy F*cking Shit.’ That was the subject,” Jonathan told Deadline.

Fisayo Akinade will play the role of Celia.

Tickets go on sale to the public on March 18.