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Tonia feels that Celia and Rosalind’s stories in the play are basically the story of how they grow up. Their journeys in the play are journeys of separation – their lives grow apart during the play to the point at the end where Celia is able to fall in love with Oliver. Celia meets Oliver, hears his extraordinary story and falls in love with him; she does not put him to the test at all (as Rosalind does with Orlando), they meet and the next day plan to marry. Tonia feels that it is his story and the spiritual nature of Oliver’s conversion which attracts Celia.

In one sense Tonia feels that Celia is a very straightforward character, she is centred and is the voice of calm and reason for Rosalind. Her main task now is to develop the character of Celia in the later scenes, as the play progresses Celia says less and less – Tonia needs to find away to complete Celia’s journey for the audience without a great amount of dialogue.

These comments are the actor's thoughts or ideas about the part as s/he goes through the rehearsal process – they are simply his/her own interpretations and frequently change as the rehearsal process progresses.

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