This year, Public Works presents Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT in a ravishing new musical adaptation by Director of Public Works Laurie Woolery, and Shaina Taub, featuring music and lyrics by Taub, the acclaimed singer/songwriter behind last season's adaptation of Twelfth Night, and choreography by Emmy nominee and Lortel Award winner Sonya Tayeh. Two hundred community members and professional actors perform together on the Delacorte stage in this immersive dream-like tale of faithful friends, feuding families, and lovers in disguise.
AS YOU LIKE IT features equity actors Ato Blankson-Wood (Orlando), Darius de Haas (Duke Senior),Rebecca Naomi Jones (Rosalind), Joel Perez (Touchstone), and Shaina Taub (Jaques); along with cameo group performances by Bronx Wrestling Federation, Freedom Dabka Group, Harambee Dance Company, and The Sing Harlem Choir. The Public Works community partner organizations are Brownsville Recreation Center (Brooklyn), Center for Family Life in Sunset Park (Brooklyn), DreamYard Project (Bronx), Fortune Society (Queens), and Military Resilience Project (all boroughs), along with alumni partners Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, Children's Aid Society and Domestic Workers United.
AS YOU LIKE IT features scenic design by David Rockwell; costume design by Andrea Hood; lighting design by David Weiner; sound design by Jessica Paz; puppet design by James Ortiz; hair, wig, and makeup design by Dave Bova and J. Jared Janas; and music direction by Andrea Grody.
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Photo Credit: Joan Marcus
Shaina Taub (left) and the company of The Public Theater's As You Like It
Darius de Haas and Shaina Taub (center)
Ato Blankson-Wood, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Idania Quezada
Antoine Jones (center) and the company of The Public Theater's As You Like It
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Ato Blankson-Wood, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Darius de Haas, Antoine Jones, and The Sing Harlem Choir
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Troy Anthony and Joel Perez
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