As You Like It runs approximately 2 hours with no intermission.

Late seating and re-entry are at the discretion of house management and are not guaranteed.

The use of cameras, video recorders, audio recorders and/or any other type of recording device during a performance is strictly prohibited.

About the Play

• As You Like It premiered in 2017 as part of the Public Works program at The Public Theater in New York. Public Works creates ambitious productions of participatory theater, featuring casts of over 200 people including professional actors and community members. The musical was revived again by the Public in 2022.
  
  
• The musical is adapted from the play by William Shakespeare which most likely premiered sometime around 1599 and was first published as part of the First Folio in 1623. Read more about the play and the musical on our website.
  
  
• Authors Shaina Taub (Co-Adapter, Lyricist and Composer) and Laurie Woolery (Co-Adapter) received a Special Citation from the Obie Awards in 2023 for the revival production of As You Like It.
  
  
• In 2024, Shaina Taub made history by becoming the first woman to win the Tony Awards for both Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical in the same season for her Broadway debut Suffs.
  
  
• The design of Writers Theatre’s production is loosely inspired by 1920s era Chicago. The Court will look like a speakeasy tavern and Arden will be set on the Illinois prairie. Read more about the setting of the play on our website.
  
  
• The performance features 16 actors and 2 musicians singing and playing guitar, bass, violin, mandolin, banjo, accordion, ukulele, and a drum kit. The musical arrangements have been newly adapted exclusively for this production.