Critical Resources for As You Like It, Rosalind, and Boy Players?

Hello!

Long story short, I have just been cast as Rosalind for my thesis role as a part of my Acting MFA as a queer male actor!

The show goes up this winter, and, as this is role will be the primary focus for my thesis, I’m on the lookout for more critical writings that I can utilize for research in the preparation for Rosalind I’ll be doing over the summer.

Of course, I’ll be using the resources provided by my university for my own search (a la JSTOR and the like). But I’d love to garner some of the community’s recommendations!

Beyond the topics of the text, Rosalind herself, and boy players—I also wouldn’t mind writings in the inspiration materials of Rosalynde and The Tale of Gamelyn, performance traditions, and I especially would love to reference Queer Studies.

Also if there are any resources outside of academia uploaded online, I may have opportunities to take the summer to travel about the US to potentially research physical materials and/or interview folks. Some potential locations would be the Folger Shakespeare Library and the New Swan Shakespeare Center. If there are other locations I should add to the list I’d love to learn!